Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Buittle

Buittle, par. with ry. sta., SE. Kirkcudbrightshire, 3 miles SE. of Castle-Douglas, 11,391 ac., pop. 991; the ancient castle of B. (traces of which remain) is said to have been a favourite seat of John Baliol.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Buittle ScoP       Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty
Place: Buittle

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