Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Corrie

Corrie, an ancient parish of Annandale, Dumfriesshire, since 1609 annexed to Hutton, and forming its southern section. Corrie Water, rising near the Eskdalemuir border at 800 feet above sea-level, runs 7 miles south-south-westward through the interior, and along the boundary with Applegarth and Dryfesdale, and falls into the Water of Milk, 3¼ miles E by N of Lockerbie. Corrie church stood 1 mile E of Corrie Water, and 1½ mile NNE of its confluence with the Milk. See Hutton.


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

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Feature Description: "an ancient parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
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