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Morton.-- par., Upper Nithsdale, NW. Dumfries-shire, on river Nith, 8036 ac., pop. 2118; contains Thornhill, 2½ miles NE. of which is the ruin of Morton Castle, a stronghold of that branch of the Douglases who became earls of Morton.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Morton Parish Dumfries Shire County |
| Place: | Morton |
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