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Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Where is Westerkirk?
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:49:06 EDT


Jenny,

Westerkirk Parish is in the NE portion of Dumfriesshire and is bounded by the
parishes of Eskdalemuir to the West and North, Ewes to the East, and Langholm
and Hutton & Corrie to South and Southwest.

Old descriptions (c. 1799 & 1845) of the parish can be found in the
Statistical Accounts of Scotland at:

http://edina.ed.ac.uk/cgi/StatAcc/StatAcc.cgi

Westerkirk Church is at OS map coordinates NY 312 903.

Yours aye,

John Jardine
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
D&G FHS Member #1918

Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la!
(Scotland my homeland forever!)

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Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael,
Templand; GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries,
Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in
Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; HOPE in
Annan


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