Place:


Glencairn  Dumfries Shire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Glencairn like this:

Glencairn, par., W. Dumfries-shire, 30,083 ac., pop. 1737; contains Moniaive, 8 m. SW. of Thornhill sta.; Glencairn gave the title of earl to the Cunninghams.

Glencairn through time

Glencairn is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glencairn itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16863

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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