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Bengall, a hamlet in Dryfesdale parish, Dumfriesshire, 3 miles SW of Lockerbie. It stands at the W base of two hills, separated from each other by a narrow morass, and crowned by respectively a Caledonian and a Roman camp; and from these two camps it takes its name, signifying ` the hill of the Gael. '
(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: | Dryfesdale Parish Dumfries Shire County |
| Place: | Bengall |
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