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Drumlanrig Castle, seat (1689) of the Duke of Buccleuch, on the Nith, in co. and 17 m. NW. of Dumfries, and 3½ m. NW. of Thornhill ry. sta. Drumlanrig Castle is 4 storeys high; it forms a hollow square, and is surmounted with corner turrets. It crowns the last spur of a long ridge (drum) of hill, and is a conspicuous feature in the landscape of Nithsdale.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire County |
| Place: | Drumlanrig |
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