Dunscore — DUNSCORE, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 9 miles (N. W.) from Dumfries; containing, with the village of Cottack, 1517 inhabitants. This place is not remarkable for any events of historical importance, but it was formerly the seat of some … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Jane Haining — (6 June 1897 17 July 1944) was a Church of Scotland missionary. She worked in Budapest, where she was arrested by the Nazis. She died in the concentration camp at Auschwitz.Early lifeHaining was born at Lochenhead Farm in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire … Wikipedia
List of state schools in Scotland/Council Areas A-D (excluding cities) — The following is a partial list of currently operating state schools in the unitary council areas of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire and Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, United Kingdom. You may also find of use to find a … Wikipedia
Cairn Valley Light Railway — The Cairn Valley Light Railway was built under the regulations of The Light Railways Act 1896 and was opened in 1905. It connected the market town of Dumfries in south west Scotland to the village of Moniaive in Dumfriesshire at the end of the… … Wikipedia
Dumfries and Galloway — See also: Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency) Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries an Gallowa Dùn Phris is Gall Ghaidhealaibh Logo Location … Wikipedia
Dumfriesshire — Not to be confused with Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) or Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency). Dumfries County (until circa 1890) … Wikipedia
Melrose Abbey — Monastery information Order Cistercian Established 1136 Disestablished … Wikipedia
Sir Robert Grierson, 1st Baronet — (1657 29 December 1733), was a Scottish baronet. Grierson was born at the farm of Barquhar, the son of William Grierson (c. 1626 after 6th December, 1665), of the farm of Barquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and his wife, Margaret Douglas (b. c.… … Wikipedia
Craigenputtock — House and Estate Native name: The Craig Painting by George Moir 1829 Location: Dumfries and … Wikipedia
Castlehead, Paisley — Castlehead is a district of Paisley in Scotland. It is a heavily wooded area of Victorian villas where many of Paisley’s most influential industrialists and professionals made their homes as a nineteenth century industrial boom town became… … Wikipedia
