Mertonhall, a fine old house, with a large and wellwooded park, in Penninghame parish, Wigtownshire, 3 miles WSW of Newton-Stewart. Its owner, Campbell Boyd, Esq. (b. 1842; suc. 1882), holds 1524 acres in the shire, valued at £814 per annum. His uncle, Mark Boyd, Esq. (1805-79), was author of two amusing autobiographical works. An ancient military road traverses the estate; and a 'Roman' spear-head, 9 inches long, was exhumed on it in 1813.Ord. Sur., sh. 4, 1857.
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