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Thornhill, Dumfries an Gallowa
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Thornhill (Scots Gaelic: Bàrr na Driseig)[1] is a toun in the Mid-Nithsdale aurie o Dumfries an Galloway, Scotland, sooth o Sanchar an north o Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale glen wi the Carsphairn an Scaur Hills til the wast an the Lowther Hills til the east. It wis at first a smaw veelage, planned an built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road linkin Dumfries tae Glesga. The Yerl o Queensberry at first name'd the veelage New Dalgarnock houiver the name wisna popular.[2]
Thornhill
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Location within Scotland | |
Population | 1,512 |
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | Thornhill |
Postcode destrict | DG3 |
Diallin code | 01848 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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The toun is maistly comprised o grid pattren wi the main street o Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East an Wast Morton Street, New Street, Townhead Street, an Gill Road (the A702).
The toun is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17t century turretit big hoose yince ance the auncient Douglas hauld, noo hame tae the Duke o Buccleuch an Queensberry. The grunds conteen Tibbers Castle that wis foondit in the 12t or 13t century.
The maist-recent publisht Census data fae 2001 pits the population at 1,512 woners.[3]