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Amondell or Almonddale, the seat of the Earl of Buchan, in Uphall parish, SE Linlithgowshire, stands on the left bank of the Almond, 1½ mile NE of Midcalder. From 1812 till his death here on 8 Oct. 1817, it was the residence of the Hon. Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland in 1783 and 1806.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Uphall ScoP West Lothian ScoCnty |
Place names: | ALMONDDALE | AMONDELL | AMONDELL OR ALMONDDALE |
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