Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Carse

Carse, a farm in Kirkcudbright parish, Kirkcudbrightshire. An ancient Caledonian fort, about 50 paces in diameter, is on it, and probably was designed to command a neighbouring fort on the river Dee at a considerable reach of the river's valley.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a farm"   (ADL Feature Type: "agricultural sites")
Administrative units: Kirkcudbright ScoP       Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty

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