In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bengall like this:
Bengall, a hamlet in Dryfesdale parish, Dumfriesshire, 3 miles SW of Lockerbie. It stands at the W base of two hills, separated from each other by a narrow morass, and crowned by respectively a Caledonian and a Roman camp; and from these two camps it takes its name, signifying ` the hill of the Gael. '
Bengall through time
Bengall 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 Bengall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bengall, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22391
Date accessed: 31st October 2024
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