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Dalry, par. and vil., Kirkcudbrightshire, 8 miles NW. of New Galloway ry. sta.-- par., 34,535 ac., pop. 988; vil., pop. 603; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; an old place, called variously Dalry, Claughan of Dalry, and St John's Town of Dalry; was the starting-point of the Covenanters' rising, which ended at Eullion Green.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Dalry ScoP Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty |
Place names: | CLAUGHAN OF DALRY | DALRY | ST JOHNS TOWN OF DALRY |
Place: | Dalry |
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