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Barcloy, a hamlet in Colvend parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, near the mouth of Urr Water, 5½ miles S by E of Dalbeattie. An eminence, called Castlehill of Barcloy, flanks the E side of the Urr's month, and has remains of an ancient circular encampment.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Colvend and Southwick Parish Kirkcudbrightshire County |
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