Brig o Dee (clachan)

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Brig o Dee Station

Brig o Dee is a clachan on the River Dee in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies on the A75 road juist wast o Castle Douglas, an north-east o Kirkcoubrie.

The umwhile Kirkcoubrie Railwey, linkin Kirkcoubrie wi Castle Douglas, passt throu the clachan. The station appent in 1864 bi the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Til the sooth wis the guidsyaird an til the north wis the signal box, that appent in 1882. The box wis closed in 1925 an it wis replace't by a grund frame. The station wis closed tae baith passengers an guids traffeck in 1949.[1] The railwey line itsel wis closed in 1965.[2] The station is noo a hoose.[3]

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "RAILSCOT - Bridge of Dee". Railscot. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. Julian Holland, Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On: Memories of Britain's Lost Railways, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 2013, ISBN 978-1446302675
  3. "Kirkcudbright Railway". RailScot. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 16 Januar 2011.
  4. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Julie 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Januar 2013. Retrieved 3 Mairch 2020.


Coordinates: 54°55′07″N 3°58′42″W / 54.918674°N 3.978377°W / 54.918674; -3.978377