Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Den

Den, a village of recent and rapid growth in Dalry parish, Ayrshire, 2½ miles NE of Dalry town. At it is Kersland Barony Church of Scotland school, which, with accommodation for 281 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 167, and a grant of £116,3s.


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

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Feature Description: "a village of recent and rapid growth"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Dalry ScoP       Ayrshire ScoCnty

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