In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Balmaghie like this:
Balmaghie, par. and seat, near Castle-Douglas, mid. Kirkcudbrightshire, 21,824 ac. (755 water), pop. 924.
Balmaghie through time
Balmaghie is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Balmaghie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Balmaghie, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16948
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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