Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Girthon

Girthon, par., Kirkcudbright, 33,374 ac., pop. 1415; the ruins of the old church are 2 m. SE. of Gatehouse.


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

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

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