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KILPATRICK, OLD

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 798 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KILPATRICK, OLD , a See also:town of See also:Dumbartonshire, See also:Scotland, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Clyde, 1o2m. N.W. of See also:Glasgow by See also:rail, with stations on the See also:North See also:British and Caledonian See also:railways. Pop. (1901), 1533. It is traditionally the birthplace of St See also:Patrick, whose See also:father is said to have acted there as a See also:Roman See also:magistrate. Roman remains occur in the See also:district, and the See also:Wall of See also:Antoninus ran through the See also:parish. . To the north, occupying an See also:area of about 6 in. from See also:east to See also:west and 5 in. from north to See also:south run the Kilpatrick Hills, of which the highest points are Duncomb and Fynloch See also:Hill (each 1313 ft.).

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