Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Blairessan

Blairessan, a hamlet in Killearn parish, Stirlingshire, ¼ mile N of Killearn village. A sanguinary battle is traditionally said to have been fought here between the Romans and the Caledoinans.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Killearn Parish       Stirlingshire County

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