Staplegordon
Burgh (Medieval)
Site Name Staplegordon
Classification Burgh (Medieval)
Canmore ID 67592
Site Number NY38NE 27
NGR NY 352 878
NGR Description NY c. 352 878.
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Langholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Note (1981)
Staplegordon NY c. 352 878 NY38NE
Although a burgh may have existed at Staplegordon in the 13th century, it first comes on record only in 1320. The evidence for the later existence of the burgh is uncertain. (See also NY38NE 2 and NY38NE 4)
RCAHMS 1981
(Hyslop and Hyslop 1912, 192, 195; Pryde 1965, 45, no. 116)
