Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries Shire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Kirkpatrick Fleming. You may be able to find further references to Kirkpatrick Fleming in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Kirkpatrick-Fleming a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Kirkpatrick Fleming.

Place Type of entry Source
Branteth place with sandstone quarry and mineral spring Bartholomew
Branteth a place, with a sandstone quarry and a mineral spring Groome
Burnfoot hamlet and seat Bartholomew
Cove an estate, with a mansion Groome
Langshaw an estate, with a mansion Groome
Langshaw seat Bartholomew
Merkland Cross old monumental cross Bartholomew
Merkland Cross an old monument Groome
Mossknow a good modern mansion Groome
Mossknow seat Bartholomew
Redhall Tower a quondam baronial fortalice Groome
Springkell seat Bartholomew
Springkell a mansion Groome
Woodhouse Tower ruin Bartholomew
Wyseby a mansion Groome
Wyseby seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Irving 0 2
Half Morton 0 2
Kirtlebridge 0 2
Gretna 6 3
Browhouses 0 2
Kirkconnel 0 2
Eaglesfield 0 2
Dornock 0 2
Solway Moss 0 1
Kirkandrews Nether 0 1
Birrens 0 2
Waterbeck 0 1
Beck 0 2
Middlebie 0 2
Kirkandrews Middle 0 1
Port Carlisle 3 2
Annan 7 6
Brydekirk 0 3
Ecclefechan 0 2
Longtown 3 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Kirkpatrick Fleming. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
KIRKPATRICK FLEMING F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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