Halywuid, Dumfries an Gallowa
Coordinates: 55°06′36″N 3°39′29″W / 55.110°N 3.658°W
Halywuid (English: Holywood) is a veelage an ceevil pairish in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. The veelage wis developit in the mid 20t century.[1] In 1949 aichteen hooses wis biggit bi the coonty cooncil an follaed short efter bi anither 38.[2]
Dercongal Aibey (or Halywuid Aibey) wis a Premonstratensian aibey that wis estaiblisht in 1225 an dissowlit in 1609.[3][4] The aibey wis demolisht an uised tae build the pairish kirk in 1778.[3] As o 2002, no remeens wis veesible.[3]
The name Dercongal means "Congal's aik shaw".[5] The name Halywuid refers tae this aik shaw.[5] The saunt commemoratit in this name micht be Convallus, a disciple o Saunt Mungo.[5] Houiver, thare is a number o ither saunts that the dedication coud applee tae.[6] The surroondin laundskip haes several prehistoric moniments, includin twa cursi an the Twal Apostles stane circle,[7] that suggests a conteenuity o a saucrit or admeenistrative tradeetion in the aurie.[8]
The pairish aforehaund haed three schuils: Speddoch, Steilston, and Holywood, near the veelage.[9] The praisent schuil biggin wis biggit in 1967.[1] Its catchment includes the Woodland aurie o Dumfries an pairt o the catchment o Auldgirth Primary Schuil that closed in 2000.[10]
Holywood railwey station appent as Killylung in 1849 bit wis renamit Holywood within a year, an it closed in 1949.
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- ↑ a b Gifford, John (2002) [1996]. Dumfries and Galloway. Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of Scotland. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 348. ISBN 9780300096712.
- ↑ Duncan, Walter (1962). "Chapter 13: The Parish of Holywood". In Reid, W. Arnold (ed.). The County of Dumfries. The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. 12. Glasgow: Collins. p. 151.
- ↑ a b c "Canmore: Holywood Abbey". RCAHMS - Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2015. Retrieved 17 Mey 2015.
- ↑ Crowe, Chris (2002). "Holywood, an Early Mediaeval Monastery: Problems and Possibilities" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Third Series. LXXVI: 113. ISSN 0141-1292. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ a b c Watson, W. J. (1926). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh and London. p. 169. Archived frae the original on 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "HOLYWOOD ABBEY, AKA DERCONGAL, HOLYWOOD". Saints in Scottish Place-Names. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 17 Mey 2015.
- ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 124.
- ↑ Crowe, Chris (2002). "Holywood, an Early Mediaeval Monastery: Problems and Possibilities" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Third Series. LXXVI: 114. ISSN 0141-1292. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ Duncan, Walter (1962). "Chapter 13: The Parish of Holywood". In Reid, W. Arnold (ed.). The County of Dumfries. The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. 12. Glasgow: Collins. p. 152.
- ↑ "Holywood Primary School". Dumfries and Galloway Council. Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2015. Retrieved 17 Mey 2015.
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