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Greenhill, a villa of the Duke of Roxburghe in Hounam parish, E Roxburghshire, 1½ mile SSE of Hounam church. It stands between two confluent burns, Capehope and Heatherhope, at an elevation of 580 feet above sea-level, with Green Hill (1244) behind it; and is a neat pleasant-looking house, amid prettily-wooded grounds.Ord. Sur., sh. 18, 1863.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a villa" (ADL Feature Type: "buildings") |
Administrative units: | Roxburghshire ScoCnty |
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