Kirkpaitrick Juxta
Coordinates: 55°17′39″N 3°26′46″W / 55.2942°N 3.4461°W
Kirkpaitrick Juxta is a pairish in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies on the A701 road atween Biggar, Muffat, an Lockerbie. The pairish straidles the A74(M) motorwey. It is maistly a rural pairish. Its name means "the launds neist til the kirk o Saunt Paitrick".
The pairish kirk wis biggit in 1798-9 and designt bi John McCracken. It wis remodelt an gien a new inby in 1875 bi James Barbour.[1]
The pairish includes Beattock railwey station, sections o the River Annan, an Queensberry Hill.[2]
The ruins o Auchen Castle (kent as Auchincass Castle an aw) lies in the pairish.[3]
Namely residenters
eedit- Very Rev William Singer (c.1770-1840), Moderator o the General Assemmly o the Kirk o Scotland in 1830
- Jimmy Niven (1861-1933) - international fitbawer
References
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