A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Kirroughtree or Kirouchtree (Celt. caer-Uchtred, 'fort of Uchtred'), a mansion, with finely wooded grounds, in Minnigaff parish, W Kirkcudbrightshire, 1 mile NE of Newton-Stewart. Its owner, Capt. John Maxwell Heron-Maxwell (b. 1836; suc. 1870), Liberal M.P. for the county since 1880, holds 12,300 acres in the shire, valued at £3452 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 4, 1857.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a mansion, with finely wooded grounds" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Minnigaff ScoP Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | CAER UCHTRED | KIROUCHTREE | KIRROUGHTREE | KIRROUGHTREE OR KIROUCHTREE |
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