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Elshieshields Tower, a mansion in Lochmaben parish, Dumfriesshire, on the right bank of the Water of Ae, 2 miles NNW of Lochmaben. Partly a modern edifice, partly a massive old tower, it is the seat of Theodore Edgar Dickson Byrne, Esq. (b. 1833; suc. 1876), who owns 823 acres in the shire, valued at £963 per annum.
(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: | Lochmaben ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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