Kirkmabreck
Kirkmabreck is a ceevil pairish in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.
Kirkmabreck
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 Kirkmabreck Kirk | |
  Kirkmabreck Location within Dumfries an Gallowa | |
| Population | 1,000 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NX495542 (Carsluith) |
| Cooncil area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | Newton Stewart |
| Postcode destrict | DG8 |
| Diallin code | 01671 |
| Police | Scots |
| Fire | Scots |
| Ambulance | Scots |
| EU Pairlament | Scotland |
| UK Pairlament | |
| Scots Pairlament | |
Centred on the smaw toun o Creetoun on the east baunk o the River Cree, it streetches north til the pairishes o Minnihive an Girthon an wast til Anwoth. Kirkmabreck includes an aw the clachan o Carsluith, ringed bi Carsluith Castle that is hained bi Historic Scotland. The pairish kivers 25,000 acre.[2]
Forby Carsluit Castle, the aither kenspeckle antiquities in the pairish is at Cairnhaly, that is hained bi Historic Scotland an aw; the Glenquicken stane circle; and the cup-an-ring merket stanes[3][4] an castle at Barlholm.
Thomas Brown (1778-1820) the metaphiseecian wis born in the pairish and wis buirit here.
Militar road
eeditHeidin wast fae Creetoun and connetin wi the Corse o Slakes road is an auld militar track built in the mid 18t centure ower an existin drove road tae serve as a troup aiccess route tae and fae Ireland.[5] to serve as a troop access route to and from Ireland.[6]
References
eedit- ↑ The Parish of Kirkmabreck (1979) Creetown: A.S. Murray
- ↑ Groome, Francis H. (1901) Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland Edinburgh: T.C. and E.C. Jack
- ↑ "Cup and Ring Marked Stones : Site Name Barholm: Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)". Canmore.org. Archived frae the original on 25 Mairch 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.
- ↑ "Barholm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art". Themodernantiquarian.com. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.
- ↑ Haldane, A.R.B. (1952) The Drove Roads of Scotland, p. 161-2. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson
- ↑ "Corse of Slakes". Heritagepaths.co.uk. Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.
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