Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Carlton Fell

Carlton Fell, a broad-based hill on the coast of Glasserton parish, SE Wigtownshire, 3½ miles SW of Whithorn. It is covered with verdure, and has an altitude of 475 feet above sea-level. Laggan Camp, a large elliptical mound, is on its south-western skirt overhanging the shore.


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

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Feature Description: "a broad-based hill"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Glasserton Parish       Wigtownshire County

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