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Keir is a ceevil pairish conteenin the clachan o Keir Mill, in the historical county o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It is ae mile sooth o Penpont. It wis foondit in the late 18t century.
The veelage wis the birthplace o Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the inventor o the bicycle.[1] A plaque on his hame, Coorthill Smiddy, commemorates this. He is buirit in the pairish kirk.
The kirk itsel is in the Gothic style, o Capenoch aislar, an wis built 1813-1815 bi airchitect William Burn. In 1880 a vestry wis addit bi James Barbour.
The ither namely biggin in the veelage is the Mill, built in 1771.[2]
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