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- ↑ "Gordon MacGregorRed Book of Scotland Campbell of Ardkinglass p.9" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 "LIVINGSTON, Adam (c.1723-95), of Bantaskine, Stirling". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Falkirk Community Trust