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.
Harvieston, an estate, with an old, thick-walled mansion, greatly enlarged in 1869, in Borthwick parish, Edinburghshire, 1 mile S by E of Gorebridge. Its owner, George Cranstoun Trotter-Cranstoun (b. 1801; suc. 1838), holds 1652 acres in the shire, valued at £632 per annum, and whose ancestor bought it about the year 1750. Some fragments of the ancient castle of Catcune are within the grounds.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate, with an old, thick-walled mansion, greatly enlarged" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Borthwick ScoP Midlothian ScoCnty |
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