See soorce fer Auld Luice

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'''Auld Luice''' ([[Inglis leid|English]]: '''Old Luce''') is a ceevil [[Pairiah|pairish]] in the historical coonty o [[Wigtounshire]] in [[Dumfries an Gallowa]], [[Scotland]]. The pairish is aboot 10 mile lang and 8 mile wide, an conteens 40,350 acre.<ref>http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parmap1063.html</ref>

It wis in auncient times named [[Glenluice]] that wis dividen intae twa pairshes, the northren ane name't [[New Luice]], an the soothren ane name't Auld Luice.<ref>Caledonia Vol. III by George Chalmers, London, printed 1824., pp.441-442  https://archive.org/stream/caledoniaoraccou03chal#page/441/mode/1up</ref>
<ref>Robert Chambers, William Chambers, The gazetteer of Scotland, Vol. II, Edinburgh, 1844, p. 500 & p.749, https://archive.org/stream/gazetteerofscov21838cham#page/n7/mode/2up</ref> In 1661 the twa pairishes o Auld an New Luice wis reunitit for a time, an whan the 1684 Wigtounshire Pairish Leet wis recordit, it leetit baith Auld Luice an New Luice unner "Glenluice Pairish".<ref>https://archive.org/stream/parishlistsofwig72scot#page/10/mode/2up</ref> In 1688, efter the [[Glorious Revolution]], the separation o Auld Luice an New Luice becam permanent. Auld Luice haes a community cooncil.<ref>http://www.glenluce-online.org.uk/old_luce_community_council.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726232245/http://glenluce-online.org.uk/old_luce_community_council.html |date=2013-07-26 }}</ref>

==Veelages an places in Auld Luice==

The toun o [[Glenluice]] an Glenluice Kirk is in Auld Luice Pairish, as is [[Glenluice Aibey]]. In 1846 the Topographical Dictionary o Scotland, Samuel Lewis wrate that the veelage o Glenluice wis situatit on the road leadin fae [[Newtoun Stewart]] tae [[Stranrawer]]. "The church, erected in 1814, is a commodious edifice, and situated close to the village. The members of the [[Unitit Secession Kirk|United Secession Church]] have a place of worship. There are several other schools, and one is supported by the Hay family."<ref>A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, by Samuel Lewis. 1846</ref>

[[Dunragit]] ({{lang-gd|Dùn Reicheit}}) is a veelage on the [[A75 road]] atween Stranrawer an Glenluice in Auld Luice. The place name haes been said tae derive fae ''Din Rheged'' meanin "Fort o Rheged". This wad refer til the Brythonic Daurk Ages Kinrick o Rheged that seems tae hae existit somewhaur in this aurie o the Mairch atween England an Scotland atween the 5t an 8t centurys. It is possible that this wis ane o the ryal sites uised bi the kings o Rheged an it his been suggestit as the site o the unidentified Northren Ryal Coort ''Penrhyn Rhionedd'', recordit in the Welsh Triads. Thare is a possible Roman cremation seemetry an twa castle mottes in the veelage. The ex-King o [[Dublin]] an [[Isle o Man|Man]], [[Echmarcach mac Ragnaill]], haed the title ''Rex Innarenn'' ("Keeng o the Rhins") attributit tae him on his deith in 1065. The wastren airts o [[Gallowa]] haed been firm in line wi the [[Isle o Man]], an Norse an Gaelic-Norse dounset names fae the 10t an 11t centurys is spreid aw alang the coastal launds o soothwast Scotland. Glenwhan Gairden haed been creatit in [[Dunragit]] syne 1979, and is nouadays appen til the public.

[[Carscreugh Castle]] (o the Yerl o Stair in 1782) wis the hame o Janet Dalrymple, that Sir [[Walter Scott]] steidit his heroine Lucy, the [[Bride of Lammermoor]] (that becam [[Lucia di Lammermoor]] in [[Gaetano Donizetti]]'s opera o the same name) on. Janet fell in luve wi an in saicret haund-festit til a sillerless local man, Archibald Rutherford. Her paurents bitter cried again this romance an gart her tae renunce her vou an gart her tae mairy anither man fae a walthie local faimily, Sir David Dunbar o [[Baldoon Castle]] near [[Wigtoun]]. Houiver something dreidfu happent on her waddin nicht that endit in her deith an the woundin o her guidman, that ever efterwart refuised tae lat ken tae onybody whait hid occurt that nicht.

==Archaeology==

Fae Glenluice Saunds there hae been rekivert "mair objects o antiquity nor fae ony aurie o similar extent in Scotland". The relicts range fae neolithic tae medieval times.<ref>"Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire"</ref><ref>http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25441 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124403/http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25441 |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

St John's Chaipel at The Knock o Luice wis at ae time a chaipel o St John. The tenant, Mr Wilson, telt Rev. [[George Wilson o Glenluice]] that he remuived three perqueer streetit fluirs, the tane abuin the tither. This shawed a lang occupation.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/churchdedicatio01mackuoft#page/280/mode/2up</ref>

===Forts an brochs===

Rev. [[George Wilson o Glenluice]], in his ''Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to Ayrshire and Galloway'', tells that Wigtounshire conteens aboot saxty forts; 15 in [[Mochrum]], 4 in [[Glasserton]], 10 in [[Whithorn]], an several mair in the ither pairishes not name't in his leet. He leets the follaein forts in Auld Luice:<ref>Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to Ayrshire and Galloway. vol. V, pp.62-73 https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092901606#page/n115/mode/2up</ref><ref>Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to Ayrshire and Galloway. vol. III, p.56 http://www26.us.archive.org/stream/cu31924092901580#page/n93/mode/2up</ref>

#Three at Glenhinnie or Glenhinney bothy circles, Dunragit Muir<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/61289/details/dunragit+moor/{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

# Twa at Glenwhan, [[Dunragit]]

# Twa in a wuid cried Baraigle near Dunragit

# [[Round Dounan]], Dunragit Hoose, north Dunragit veelage<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/61250/details/round+dounan/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-04-05 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090421/http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/61250/details/round+dounan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A stane built 5t-6t century fort o Rheged on a naitural hillock o ootcroppin rock, 12-14 fit heich wi an 18 fit terrace on the wast side

# Twa on Craig, ilk wi a bothy circle (Mebbe Auld Haw o Craig at Airyhemming)

# Three forts at Airyhemming, ane wi a cup-shape't fluir at ae end<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/61173/details/old+hall+of+craig+airyhemming/{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

# Stairhaven broch<ref>http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26005</ref>

# A fort a quarter-mile sooth o the pier shawn on the OS map as a cairn<ref>http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch/view/?sid=74431142#sid=74431142&zoom=6&lat=7746&lon=14340&layers=BT</ref>

# Near Law Sunnonness fort cried Garliachen<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62239/details/garliachen+laigh+sinniness/{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

# Ring on Mull o Sunonness (mebbe Garliachen)

# On Barhaskine at the Carlinwark<ref>The Carlinwark on Craignaget Fell http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62224/details/craignarget+hill+the+carlinwark/{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

# Fortified toun on Knock Hill. The Knock, Auld Luice, or Knock o Luice or Knock Fell fort.<ref>http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10331</ref> This auncient fortified veelage staunds on the heichest hill in Auld Luice an micht hae been built bi the makkers o the vast loch dwallins in Machermore Loch aboot twa mile til the wast. Thare wis hints o 6 or 7 bothy circles alang the line o fortification an ootby on a smaw flet space on the brent northren side thare wis a hauf-circle o aboot 20 fit across. Doun the wastren slope thare wis a boorach o smaw cairns, an a boorach o green bothy circles.<ref>Antiquities of Glenluce. Rev. George Wilson. 1899</ref>

# Ring on Barnsallzie Muir, Barnsallie Bothy Circle<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62171/details/barnsallie+fell/{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

# Circular fort at Drumearnachan (at Barlea or Barfad, Kirkcowan), not on OS map, bit detailt on p.&nbsp;56 vol.III<ref>Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to Ayrshire and Galloway. vol.III, p.56 http://www26.us.archive.org/stream/cu31924092901580#page/n93/mode/2up</ref>

# Mooth o the River Piltanton Corrylinn or Corachlinn

# Heich torrs cried Knockdoon

[[Droughdool Mote]] or Mund, sooth Dunragit veelage, has a steid 156 fit wide, is 30 fit heich, wi a level tap 40 fit wide.<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/61278/details/droughdool+mote/</ref>

Dunragit [[henge]] atween the Mund an Dunragit veelage is ane o the maist important Stane Age sites in Scotland. It is a pit define't [[cursus]] moniment, datin fae Neolithic an Bronze age times. It wis first diskivert bi aerial photography in 1992. The Dunragit Excavations Project archaeological howkin haes appluised the remeens o three gey muckle concentric timmer circles; the ooter circle wis 984 fit wide, amwast sax times the size o [[Stonehenge]]. Built aroond 2500 BC(E), this gey muckle moniment wis a ceremonial centre an a meetin place for soothwast Scotlands early fermin communitys.<ref>Dunragit Cursus Excavations {{cite web |url=http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519201955/http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |archivedate=2014-05-19 }} {{Cite web |url=http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-04-05 |archive-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519201955/http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} Dunragit Cursus Excavations</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519201955/http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |archivedate=2014-05-19 }} {{Cite web |url=http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-04-05 |archive-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519201955/http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Crannogs===

Whitefield Loch his twa crannogs: Dormans Island crannog o 250 BC(E); an Tree Island crannog. The latter is noo on dry laund acause o the fawen watter level in the loch.<ref>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62160/details/dorman+s+island+whitefield+loch/</ref>  Whitefield is near Machermore, the auncient castle o the MacDowall Clan.

==Gailerie==

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File:Carscreugh Castle - geograph.org.uk - 619349.jpg|Carscreugh Castle
File:Milton Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 431850.jpg|Milton Brig near site o Kirkchrist chaipel an well
File:Knock Fell trig - geograph.org.uk - 214276.jpg|Knock Fell trig (Knock Hill Fort) 
File:Knock of Luce from Mull of Sinniness - geograph.org.uk - 445842.jpg|Knock o Luice (Knock Fell), view f Fort location fae Mull o Sinniness
File:Wild rose, Knock of Luce - geograph.org.uk - 870071.jpg|Knock o Luice auncient veelage fort. Rock face on brent northren sclent
File:Stairhaven broch - intramural stairs - geograph.org.uk - 590703.jpg|Stairhaven Airn-age broch - intramural stairs
File:Black Cairn, Old Luce, Wigtownshire.jpg|Black Cairn
File:High Gillespie chambered cairn - geograph.org.uk - 727131.jpg|Heigh Gillespie chaumbert cairn
File:Garliachen Fort, Laigh Sinniness, Old Luce.jpg|Garliachen Fort, Laigh Sinniness, Auld Luice
File:Airyhemming Farm - geograph.org.uk - 757933.jpg|near 3 forts at Airyhemming (Arehemen)
File:Whitefield Loch, view north-west. possibly of Tree Island crannog.jpg|possibly Tree Island Crannog, Whitefield Loch - Machermore Loch
File:Whitefield Loch crannog, Old Luce.jpg|Dorman's Island Crannog, Whitefield Loch - Machermore Loch
File:Field at Machermore, near Glenluce - geograph.org.uk - 163176.jpg|Machermore, Barony Glenluice, o [[Clan Macdowall]]
File:Glenwhan Garden - geograph.org.uk - 331064.jpg|Glenwhan Gairden in Dunragit
File:Torrs Warren Machars.jpg|Ringadoo Pynt near Dunragit
</gallery>

==Leetit biggins in Auld Luice==

* Glenluce, Ladyburn Masonic Temple, (Former Ladyburn Church), With Railings And Gates
* Glenluce, 17 Main Street
* Glenluce, 141 And 143 Main Street,Minn Cree And Woodbank, With Garden Walls
* Glenluce, 62 And 64 Main Street, Fernlea And Roseneath
* Glenluce, 72 Main Street
* Grennan, Farmhouse, Steading, Sundial And Boundary Walls
* North Milton, Farmhouse And Steading
* Drochduil School And Schoolhouse
* Dunragit, The Kennels
* Glenluce, 7 Church Street, Kirkton
* Glenluce, 35-39 (Odd Nos) Main Street
* Glenluce, 53 Main Street, Kelvin House Hotel
* Glenluce, 16 And 18 Main Street
* Glenluce, 76 Main Street
* Laigh Sinniness, Former Farmhouse And Steading
* Glenluce, Ladyburn Manse
* Glenluce, 61 Main Street
* Glenluce, 161 And 163 Main Street, Beechgrove And Ravenswood, With Railings
* Glenluce, 34 Main Street
* Glenluce, 36 Main Street, Crown Hotel
* Glenluce, 38 Main Street, Rowantree
* Glenluce, Millbank And Cottage
* Castle Of Park
* Craigenveoch
* Auchenmalg, Auchenbrae, With Boundary Walls
* Bridge Of Park
* Dunragit Home Farm, Sundial
* Glenluce, 28A Main Street
* Glenluce, War Memorial
* Carscreugh Castle
* Carscreugh Castle, Cottages
* Culroy, Farm Building
* Dunragit, East Lodge
* Bridge, Lady Burn
* Genoch Doocot
* Glenluce, 31 Main Street, King's Arms Hotel
* Glenluce, 47 Main Street, Ardville
* Glenluce, 57 And 59 Main Street
* Glenluce, 2 Main Street, With Railings
* Glenluce, 20 Main Street
* Glenluce, 30 Main Street, With Railings
* Glenluce, 32 Main Street
* Glenluce, 52 And 54 Main Street
* Glenluce, 1A Sun Street
* Abbey House With Boundary Walls
* Gillespie, Farmhouse And Steading
* Glenluce, 19 Main Street, Royal Bank Of Scotland
* Glenluce, 22 Main Street, Public Hall
* Glenluce, North Street, Bridge
* Old Luce Church, Graveyard, Graveyard Walls, Gatepiers And Gates
* Glenluce, Ladyburn Bridge
* Glenluce, 43 And 45 Main Street
* Glenluce, 12 Main Street
* Stair Haven, Store
* Dunragit, Signal Box
* Auchenmalg, Castle Daly Hotel, (Former School And Schoolhouse), With Boundary Walls
* Dunragit House
* Glenluce, Church Street, Bridge
* Glenluce, 55 Main Street
* Glenluce, 165 Main Street, Navarre, With Railings
* Glenluce, 24 Main Street, Otterburn
* Piltanton Bridge

==References==
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