Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Keir

Keir.-- par., W. Dumfriesshire, 7806 ac., pop. 745; contains Keir Mill, vil., on Scar Water, 2¾ miles SW. of Thornhill; P.O.; the Keir Hills are 1171 ft. high.


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

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

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