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Barras, a decayed old mansion in Dunnottar parish, Kincardineshire, 3½ miles SSW of Stonehaven. It was the seat of the Ogilvies, whose ancestor governed and defended Dunnottar Castle in the time of Cromwell, but it is now an ordinary farm-house.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a decayed old mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
| Administrative units: | Dunnottar Parish Kincardineshire County |
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