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Durn, hill and stream, Fordyce par., Banffshire; hill, with remains of ancient camp, 2 miles SW. of Portsoy, alt. 651 ft.; stream, flows 6 m. NE. to the sea at Portsoy; on N. side of hill is a quarry, with a beautiful variety of quartz, exported for use in the potteries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "hill and stream" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Fordyce Parish Banffshire County |
| Place: | Durn |
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