A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Blackwood, an estate, with a mansion and a hill, in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire. The mansion stands adjacent to the river Nith, in the midst of a richly-wooded glen, ¾ mile N by W of Auldgirth station, and 5¾ miles SSE of Thornhill- The hill (604 feet) rises immediately W of the mansion, in the south-eastern extremity of Keir parish, and commands a splendid view from the mountains N of Drumlanrig, along all the vale of the Nith, to the Solway Firth and the Cumberland Mountains. At Blackwood was born the gardener's son, Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), poet and novelist.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate, with a mansion and a hill" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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