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Catrine House, a mansion in Auchinleck parish, Ayrshire, 1 mile SW of Catrine town, across the river Ayr, and 2 miles SE of Mauchline. It was the seat of Dr Matthew Stewart (1717-85), to whom and to whose son, Prof. Dugald Stewart, Burns alludes in The Vision as 'the learned sire and son.'
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Auchinleck ScoP Ayrshire ScoCnty |
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