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Boykin, a burn in the S of Westerkirk parish, Dumfriesshire, running 3 miles eastward to the Esk, 3½ miles NW of Langholm. An ancient chapel stood on its banks, was in 1391 endowed with some lands by Adam Glendinning of Hawick, and was subordinate to the parish church.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a burn" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
| Administrative units: | Westerkirk Parish Dumfries Shire County |
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