Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Glencaple

Glencaple, vil., Caerlaverock par., in co. and 5 miles S. of Dumfries, on river Nith; P.O.; is a sub-port of Dumfries, and a small bathing resort.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Caerlaverock ScoP       Dumfries Shire ScoCnty
Place: Glencaple

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