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Birdston
Birdston is a hamlet located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland between Milton of Campsie and Kirkintilloch. The 'Campsie poet' William Muir (1766-1817) was born in Birdston and is buried in the kirkyard there. A monument to him was erected in the kirkyard by admirers of his poems in 1857.
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Birdston is a hamlet located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland between Milton of Campsie and Kirkintilloch. The 'Campsie poet' William Muir (1766-1817) was born in Birdston and is buried in the kirkyard there. A monument to him was erected in the kirkyard by admirers of his poems in 1857.
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