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Cornhill, an estate, with an elegant modern mansion, in Culter parish, E Lanarkshire, 2¾ miles S W of Biggar. It was purchased from the Handyside family, in 1866, by Alex. Kay, Esq., who owns 833 acres in the shire, valued at £388 per annum.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an estate, with an elegant modern mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
Administrative units: | Culter ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
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