The Aibbey (Gallowa)
Clachan in Gallowa.
The Aibbey[1] (English: Dundrennan, Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a clachan in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It is aboot 5 mile east o Kirkcoubrie. Its population is aboot 230.[citation needit] It is maist kenspeckle for the ruins o Dundrennan Abbey, a 12t-century Cisterican monastery. The wappens-testin estaiblishment Dundrennan Range is nearby an aw.[citation needit]
Dundrennan Air Skroil eedit
On 18 Julie 1944 at 12:15 am, on a nicht-trainin exerceese fae RAF Carlisle, Crosby-on-Eden, a RAF Beaufighter rummisht intil a hoose in the main street. Fower members o the Hamilton faimily dee'd alang wi the twa airmen.[1]
- James Hamilton (aged 35) an his guidwife Georgina (aged 33), thair childer Henry (aged 10) an Agnes (aged 8). Thair dochter Georgina (aged 12) survived.
- F/S Henry Wiles (RAFVR) (aged 21) fae Aldershot, buirit at Aldershot Civilian Cemetery; Sgt. Eric Young (RAFVR) (aged 21) fae Huddersfield, plaque at Leeds Lawns Wood Crematorium
Climate eedit
| Climate data for Dundrennan (113 m asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Average rainfaw mm (inches) | 102.7 (4.04) |
77.6 (3.06) |
95.4 (3.76) |
74.0 (2.91) |
67.5 (2.66) |
74.5 (2.93) |
82.8 (3.26) |
95.8 (3.77) |
99.4 (3.91) |
139.1 (5.48) |
118.8 (4.68) |
114.9 (4.52) |
1,142.5 (44.98) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.5 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 159.8 |
| Source: Met Office[2] | |||||||||||||
Reference eedit
- ↑ https://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf
- ↑ "Dundrennan climate information". Met Office. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2019.
External links eedit
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Dundrennan. |
- https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/69406
- Transcriptions an photaes o heidstanes in Dundrennan Aibey Grunds
Coordinates: 54°48′29″N 3°56′53″W / 54.808°N 3.948°W
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