Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Glencairn

Glencairn, par., W. Dumfries-shire, 30,083 ac., pop. 1737; contains Moniaive, 8 m. SW. of Thornhill sta.; Glencairn gave the title of earl to the Cunninghams.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Glencairn Parish       Dumfries Shire County
Place: Glencairn

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