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Slains, coast par., Aberdeenshire, 9124 ac., pop. 1256; the church stands near Collision vil., 6 miles E. of Ellon. The ruin of Slains Castle, ancient stronghold of the earls of Erroll, demolished in 1594 by James VI., crowns a lofty peninsulated rock on the coast.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Slains Parish Aberdeenshire County |
| Place: | Slains |
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