- Cairnryan
- Original name in latin CairnryanName in other language CairnryanState code GBContinent/City Europe/Londonlongitude 54.97104latitude -5.01982altitude 5Population 3757Date 2011-03-03
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Cairnryan — is a small Scottish village overlooking Loch Ryan and is notable today for its large modern ferry port which opened in 1973, originally operated by Townsend Thorsen and now by P O, which links Scotland with Larne in Northern Ireland. The village… … Wikipedia
Cairnryan — CAIRNRYAN, a village, in the parish of Inch, county of Wigton, 6 miles (N. by E.) from Stranraer; containing 196 inhabitants. It is seated on the east side of Loch Ryan, and has a safe harbour, with good anchorage, affording shelter to vessels … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Loch Ryan — (Gaelic: Loch Rìoghaine , pronounced|ɫ̪ɔx r̴iː.ɛɲə) is a Scottish sea loch that acts as an important natural harbour for shipping, providing calm waters for ferries operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The town of Stranraer is the… … Wikipedia
Inch — INCH, a parish, in the county of Wigton, 2½ miles (E.) from Stranraer; containing, with the hamlets of Aird, Cairnryan, and Lochans, 2950 inhabitants. This place, which is of great antiquity, and distinguished for its lochs, appears to have… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Operation Sandcastle — was a British Ministry of Defence operation conducted in 1955 56 to dispose of chemical weapons at sea. It was the third of four phases to dispose of unwanted chemical ordnance by the British government. The British possessed almost 71,000 250 kg … Wikipedia
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HMS Ark Royal (R09) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ark Royal. Career (United Kingdom) … Wikipedia
Townsend Thoresen — was a ferry operator based in the United Kingdom formed by the merger of Townsend Brothers Ferries with Thoresen Car Ferries in 1968. It was renamed P O European Ferries in 1987.Pre merger companiesTownsend Brothers FerriesTownsend Brothers… … Wikipedia
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