A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Dumfries House, a seat of the Marquis of Bute in Old Cumnock parish, Ayrshire, near the left bank of Lugar Water, 2 miles W of Cumnock town, and ¾ mile N of Dumfries House station on the Ayr and Cumnock section of the Glasgow and South-Western, this being 15¼ miles E by S of Ayr. Built about 1757 by William Dalrymple, fourth Earl of Dumfries, it has a drawingroom hung with very fine old tapestry, said to have been presented by Louis XIV. to one of the former Earls, and stands amid finely wooded grounds that contain the ruins of Terringzean Castle, and extend into Auchinleck parish, on the opposite bank of the Lugar, which here is spanned by an elegant bridge. The Marquis holds 113, 734 acres in Ayrshire, valued at £25, 263 per annum, including £2506 for minerals.—Ord. Sur., sh. 14, 1863.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Administrative units: | Old Cumnock ScoP Ayrshire ScoCnty Buteshire ScoCnty |
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