Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Castledykes

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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Feature Description: "a picturesque spot"   (ADL Feature Type: "locations")
Administrative units: Dumfries ScoP       Dumfries Shire ScoCnty

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