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Cadzow, quoad sacra par. and vil., Hamilton par., NW. Lanarkshire, on Cadzow Water, 1½ mile SE. of Hamilton -- q.s. par., pop. 7163; vil., pop. 675. In vicinity of vil., on river Avon, are the ruins of Cadzow Castle, the original baronial residence of the Hamilton family; and Cadzow Forest, with its ancient oaks, the remains of the Caledonian Forest, and its famous breed of Scottish wild white cattle.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "quoad sacra parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lanarkshire County |
| Place: | Cadzow |
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