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Castledykes, a picturesque spot in Dumfries parish, Dumfriesshire, overlooking a beautiful bend of the river Nith, ¾ mile SSE of Dumfries town. A castle of the Comyns stood on it, and figures in the history of the days of Bruce, but has completely disappeared.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Administrative units: | Dumfries ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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