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Bonshaw Tower, an old mansion in the extreme NE of Annan parish, Dumfriesshire, on the right bank of Kirtle Water, 3¾ miles ESE of Ecclefechan. It is the seat of Rt. Nasmyth Irving, Esq. (b. 1827; suc. 1870), owner of 1435 acres in the shire, valued at £1326 per annum. A marshy tract, called Bonshaw Flow, extends to the SW.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an old mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Annan ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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