Lochans
For the water body, see loch.
Coordinates: 54°51′59″N 5°00′48″W / 54.866389°N 5.013233°W
Lochans is a small village around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland.[1][2]
Areas Of Historic Significance
Lochans Mill in the 19th century was a small two-storey range. With walls made with stone rubble and roofed with slate.In the late 1700s this building was built as meal mill. The Wheel at the side is made from cast iron,The Wheel has six spokes and is mounted on a cast-iron axle. Which is 3.66 m (12 ft) in diameter by 1.37m (41⁄2 ft) wide. Evrey this inside has been removed so the is no machinery.[3]
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