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GLENCAIRN: Towards the N.W. end of the County of Dumfries. The Parish of Glencairn is bounded on the North by that of Tynron, on the East by Keir, on the South by Dunscore, and on the West by Balmaclellan and Dalry in Kirkcudbrightshire. Its Boundaries may be thus detailed - on the North, undefined and centre of wall, - on the East, centre of wall, centre of stream, centre of wall, centre of stream, centre of bank, undefined centre of bank, centre track of stream, centre of stream, undefined, centre of old course of stream, centre of Cairn Water, - on the South, centre of stream, track of fence, undefined, centre of wall, top of wall, undefined, centre of wall, centre of stream, centre track of wall centre of stream, undefined, track of stream, centre of wall, Loch Urr, centre of stream, centre of Pointfoot Burn, centre of wall centre of Castlefern Water, track of wall, centre of wall, undefined, centre of wall. centre and centre track of Castlefern Water, - and on the West, centre of wall, undefined, centre of Roman Road, and undefined. There is no detached portion of Glencairn within the Boundaries of another Parish, nor within the Boundaries above detailed a detached part of any other Parish. Its shape is nearly rectangular. Its length is about 14 1/2 miles and average breadth about 3 1/2 miles and its area has been variously computed by Statistics at 52 1/2 miles or 33,600 acres and 44 miles or 28,160 acres the correct area however may be about 30,240 acres, of which 8,000 acres may be arable, 1,000 wood, and the remainder 21,240 Pasture or hill land. The lands in general are well enclosed by whinstone dikes and farm steadings sufficient. The reclaiming and improvement of the land is intensively carried out by several Proprietors - the reclaimable land my be about 1200 acres which is generally high and covered with heath. There are several ranges of hills most of which run from West to East - those in the upper district are mostly covered with heath. Towards the north and north west , the hills in general attain an altitude of from 1200 1600 feet. Bail Hill on the N.E'n Parish boundary rises to a height of nearly 2,000 or 1800 feet. In other parts the elevations are seldom beyond 600 or 700 feet, which afford excellent green pasture. Loch Urr a lake measuring 3 miles in circumstances is partly within this Parish. The streams are numerous, the most important of which are Dalwhat, Craigdarroch and Castlefern Waters which take their rise on the heights towards...[cont'd next page, DF]