Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Archerbreck

Archerbreck, a burn and a coalfield in Canonbie parish, Dumfriesshire. The burn has only a short run, and goes to the Liddel. The coalfield has a main seam 5 feet 10 inches thick, and another seam, 3 yards below that, 31/3 feet thick, and is worked by an open level.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a burn and a coalfield"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Canonbie Parish       Dumfries Shire County

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