Kirkmabreck

Kirkmabreck
Scots Gaelic: *[Church of] Magh Breac^[1]*
Kirkmabreck Scots Gaelic: [Church of] Magh Breac;
	; Kirkmabreck Kirk
	Kirkmabreck Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
Population	1,000 (2011)
OS grid reference	NX495542 (Carsluith)
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa;
Lieutenancy area	Kirkcoubrie;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	Newton Stewart
Postcode destrict	DG8
Diallin code	01671
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scots Pairlament	Galloway and West Dumfries;
	Leet o places UK Scotland 54°54′00″N 4°22′41″W / 54.900°N 4.378°WCoordinates: 54°54′00″N 4°22′41″W / 54.900°N 4.378°W

Kirkmabreck is a ceevil pairish in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.

Centred on the smaw toun o Creetoun on the east baunk o the River Cree, it streetches north til the pairishes o Minnihive an Girthon an wast til Anwoth. Kirkmabreck includes an aw the clachan o Carsluith, ringed bi Carsluith Castle that is hained bi Historic Scotland. The pairish kivers 25,000 acre.^[2]

Forby Carsluit Castle, the aither kenspeckle antiquities in the pairish is at Cairnhaly, that is hained bi Historic Scotland an aw; the Glenquicken stane circle; and the cup-an-ring merket stanes^[3]^[4] an castle at Barlholm.

Thomas Brown (1778-1820) the metaphiseecian wis born in the pairish and wis buirit here.

Militar road

Heidin wast fae Creetoun and connetin wi the Corse o Slakes road is an auld militar track built in the mid 18t centure ower an existin drove road tae serve as a troup aiccess route tae and fae Ireland.^[5] to serve as a troop access route to and from Ireland.^[6]

References

↑ The Parish of Kirkmabreck (1979) Creetown: A.S. Murray
↑ Groome, Francis H. (1901) Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland Edinburgh: T.C. and E.C. Jack
↑ "Cup and Ring Marked Stones : Site Name Barholm: Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)". Canmore.org. Archived frae the original on 25 Mairch 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.
↑ "Barholm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art". Themodernantiquarian.com. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.
↑ Haldane, A.R.B. (1952) The Drove Roads of Scotland, p. 161-2. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson
↑ "Corse of Slakes". Heritagepaths.co.uk. Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.

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[1] The Parish of Kirkmabreck (1979) Creetown: A.S. Murray

[2] Groome, Francis H. (1901) Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland Edinburgh: T.C. and E.C. Jack

[3] "Cup and Ring Marked Stones : Site Name Barholm: Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)". Canmore.org. Archived frae the original on 25 Mairch 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.

[4] "Barholm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art". Themodernantiquarian.com. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.

[5] Haldane, A.R.B. (1952) The Drove Roads of Scotland, p. 161-2. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson

[6] "Corse of Slakes". Heritagepaths.co.uk. Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2020. Retrieved 24 Julie 2019.

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