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Monkland, ancient barony, in Middle Ward of Lanarkshire; it nearly all belonged to the mouks of Newbattle, and was divided in 1640 into the two pars, of Old Monkland and New Monkland; the district is rich in coal and iron.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ancient barony" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
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