Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dunman

Dunman, a rocky hill on the SW coast of Kirkmaiden parish, Wigtownshire, overhanging the sea, 4 ¼ miles WNW of the Mull of Galloway. It rises to a height of 522 feet; is crowned with the vestiges of an ancient fort, probably of the times of the Strathclyde or Cumbrian kingdom; and, about the end of last century, had an eagle's eyrie on its cliffs.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a rocky hill"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Kirkmaiden ScoP       Wigtownshire ScoCnty

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