Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cockpool

Cockpool, an old castle, reduced now to the merest vestiges, in Ruthwell parish, SW Dumfriesshire, 1¼ mile SSW of Comlongan Castle.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an old castle, reduced now to the merest vestiges"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Ruthwell ScoP       Dumfries Shire ScoCnty
Place: Cockpool

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