Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Linton

Linton, par., in NE. of Roxburghshire, 6393 ac., pop. 543; the church is 6 miles SE. of Kelso; Linton Tower, a fortalice of the Somervilles, was demolished by the forces of Henry VIII.; Linton Loch has been drained.


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

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

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