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Castlewigg, an estate, with a mansion, in Whithorn parish, SE Wigtownshire. The mansion, standing 2½ miles NW of Whithorn town in a finely wooded park, was built about the beginning of this century; its owner, Col. Jn. Fletcher Hathorn (b. 1839; suc. 1842), holds 3582 acres in the shire, valued at £5169 per annum.
(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: | Whithorn ScoP Wigtownshire ScoCnty |
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