Moosal

Mouswald
Mouswald
	Mouswald Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
Population	284
OS grid reference	NY066727
• Edinburgh	78 mi (126 km)
• Lunnon	329 mi (529 km)
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa;
Lieutenancy area	Dumfries;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	Dumfries
Postcode destrict	DG1 4
Diallin code	01387 830...
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency);
Scots Pairlament	Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency);
Wabsteid	Council website
	Leet o places UK Scotland 55°02′22″N 3°27′49″W / 55.0394764°N 3.4635584°WCoordinates: 55°02′22″N 3°27′49″W / 55.0394764°N 3.4635584°W

Moosal (English: Mouswald) is a rural veelage juist til the east o Dumfries in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies on the B724 road sooth o the A75 road.^[1] The site haes views soothwart ower the Solway Firth.

History

A Scandinavian sattlement begoud here in the 9t century an the name is said tae derive fae the Dens mosi vollr, meanin "a mossy field".^[2] The laund belangt til the Clan Carruthers up til the 16t century.

A kirk existit in the veelage syne at least the 13t century. The praisent kirk dates fae 1816 bit wis remodelt bi J M Bowie o Dumfries in 1929. It is a Category C leetit biggin.^[3] The kirk ceased tae be uised for worship aboot 2014 an wis subsequent place't on the property mercat for coversion tae a domestic dwallin. As o 2019, the biggin remeens on the mercat.

Namely fowk

Very Rev John Gillespie DD (1836-1912) - Moderator o the General Assemmly o the Kirk o Scotland in 1903.

Rev Henry Duncan (1774-1846) - foonder o the Trustee Savings Bank (TSB)

Gwen Kirkwood^[4] - author o historic romantic novelles

References

↑ "Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway - area information, map, walks and more". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 9 Apryle 2018.
↑ "Mouswald". dumfriesshirecompanion.com. Archived frae the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 Apryle 2018.
↑ "Mouswald Parish Church, Churchyard and Gatepiers, Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 29 Julie 2019.
↑ Dailyrecord.co.uk (17 Mey 2012). "Another fine romance from Gwen Kirkwood". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 Julie 2019.

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[ordnancesurvey-1] "Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway - area information, map, walks and more". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 9 Apryle 2018.

[dumfriesshirecompanion-2] "Mouswald". dumfriesshirecompanion.com. Archived frae the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 Apryle 2018.

[3] "Mouswald Parish Church, Churchyard and Gatepiers, Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 29 Julie 2019.

[4] Dailyrecord.co.uk (17 Mey 2012). "Another fine romance from Gwen Kirkwood". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 Julie 2019.

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