Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Aldcathie

Aldcathie, a detached portion of Dalmeny parish, Linlithgowshire, on the Union Canal, ¼ mile SW of the main body. It has an extreme length of 1 mile 5 furlongs, a breadth of 7 furlongs, and an area of 656 acres (nearly 16 water): and its highest point somewhat exceeds 300 feet. Prior to the Reformation it formed a separate parish.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a detached portion of Dalmeny parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dalmeny ScoP       West Lothian ScoCnty

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