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[[Image:Teeshanrd.jpg|thumb|250px|A road-sign in [[County Antrim]], noting that this part of the road lies within Teeshan townland]]
[[File:Townland boundary marker - geograph.org.uk - 108106.jpg|thumb|A (rare) townland boundary marker]]
(contracted; show full) boundaries were generally disregarded and lost during 19th century agricultural improvements.{{fact|date=September 2010}} Townlands were called also '''fermlands''' and many names remain identifiable in farmstead names which include the word ''[[Mains (Scotland)|Mains]]'', and "Bal-" (Baile) in placenames, such as [[Balerno]] or [[Balmoral]].

Townlands in Scotland were often in contradistinction to ''kirktouns'' (''
[[Clachan]]''), which were settlements with a church, sometimes of ecclesiastical origin.{{fact|date=September 2010}}

See also [[Township (Scotland)]] for the crofting context.

==Isle of Man==
(contracted; show full)[[Category:Types of country subdivisions]]
[[Category:Geography of Scotland]]
[[Category:Townlands of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Townlands of the Republic of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Geography of the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Townlands in Northern Ireland| ]]

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