Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cardoness

Cardoness, an estate, with a mansion, in Anwoth parish, SW Kirkcudbrightshire. The mansion stands amid fine grounds on the right side of Fleet Bay, 3¼ miles SW of Gatehouse, and is the seat of Sir William Maxwell, third Bart. since 1804 (b 1809; suc. 1860), who owns 6381 acres in the shire, valued at £2136 per annum. See Anwoth.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an estate, with a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Anworth ScoP       Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty
Place: Cardoness

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