Kirkpaitrick Juxta

Kirkpaitrick Juxta Kirk near Beattock

Kirkpaitrick Juxta is a pairish in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies on the A701 road atween Biggar, Muffat, an Lockerbie. The pairish straidles the A74(M) motorwey. It is maistly a rural pairish. Its name means "the launds neist til the kirk o Saunt Paitrick".

The pairish kirk wis biggit in 1798-9 and designt bi John McCracken. It wis remodelt an gien a new inby in 1875 bi James Barbour.

The pairish includes Beattock railwey station, sections o the River Annan, an Queensberry Hill.

The ruins o Auchen Castle (kent as Auchincass Castle an aw) lies in the pairish.

Namely residenters

• Very Rev William Singer (c.1770-1840), Moderator o the General Assemmly o the Kirk o Scotland in 1830

• Jimmy Niven (1861-1933) - international fitbawer