Menreith

Monreith
Monreith
	Monreith Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa;
Lieutenancy area	Wigtoun;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	NEWTON STEWART
Postcode destrict	DG8
Diallin code	01988
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfries & Galloway;
Scots Pairlament	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale;
	Leet o places UK Scotland 54°44′00″N 4°33′00″W / 54.7333°N 4.5500°WCoordinates: 54°44′00″N 4°33′00″W / 54.7333°N 4.5500°W

Menreith (English: Monreith) is a smaw seaside veelage in the Machars, in the historical coounty o Wigtounshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.^[1]

A ruint kirk near Menreith is cried "Kirkmaiden-in-Fernis" an wis dedicatit tae St Median. The chancel wis rebuilt as a mausoleum for the Maxwell faimily o nearby Menreith Hoose and that Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7t Baronet is buirit in. Within the kirkyaird is the last restin place o Caiptain François Thurot, A French kepper caiptain that lost his lilfe in a sea battle aff the Mull o Gallowa.^[2]

Abuin the kirk on the clift is the memorial tae Gavin Maxwell the naituralist and author o Ring of Bright Water - an otter, sculptit bronze bi Penny Wheatly in 1978. On veesits back til the faimly seat o Menreith Hoose, Maxwell wad exerceese his tame otter Mijbil on the strand ablo.^[3]

References

↑ "City (town) Monreith: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived frae the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.
↑ "Kirkmaiden, Old Church And Churchyard - Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.
↑ McMaster, Alison. "Monreith Village". whithorn.info. Royal Burgh of Whithorn & District Business Association. Archived frae the original on 10 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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[1] "City (town) Monreith: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived frae the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.

[2] "Kirkmaiden, Old Church And Churchyard - Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.

[3] McMaster, Alison. "Monreith Village". whithorn.info. Royal Burgh of Whithorn & District Business Association. Archived frae the original on 10 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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