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Balledgarno or Ballerno, a village in Inchture parish, Perthshire, 7 miles W of Dundee. It is supposed to have taken its name from an ancient castle, built by a Prince Edgar, and now extinct. Balledgarno House stands in its south-western vicinity, and is a fine mansion, surrounded by plantations.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Inchture Parish Perthshire County |
| Place names: | BALLEDGARNO | BALLEDGARNO OR BALLERNO | BALLERNO |
| Place: | Baledgarno |
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