Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dubton

Dubton, a railway junction in the NW corner of Montrose parish, Forfarshire, on the Scottish NorthEastern section of the Caledonian, at the deflection of the branch line to Montrose, near Hillside village, 3 miles NNW of Montrose. Dubton House, in its vicinity, is the seat of Thomas Renny-Tailyour, Esq. (b. 1812; suc. 1849), who holds 557 acres in the shire, valued at £2081,7s. per annum.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a railway junction"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: Montrose ScoP       Angus ScoCnty

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