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Broomholm, an estate, with a mansion, in Langholm parish, E Dumfriesshire. The mansion, on the left hank of the Esk, 2½ miles S by E of Langholm town, superseded an old castle, which was demolished about 1745, and is supposed by Pennant to occupy the central point of an ancient Caledonian town.
(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: | Langholm ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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