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Gribton, an estate, with a mansion in the Baronial style, in Holywood parish, Dumfriesshire, on the left bank of Cairn Water, 5 miles NW of Dumfries. Its owner, Francis Maxwell, Esq. (b. 1825; suc. 1864), holds 619 acres in the shire, valued at £1288 per annum.Ord. Sur., sh. 9, 1863.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an estate, with a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
Administrative units: | Holywood ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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