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| − | '''Carronbridge''' is a village in the parish of [[Morton, Dumfriesshire|Morton]] in [[Dumfriesshire]]. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately a mile north of [[Thornhill, Dumfriesshire|Thornhill]]. To the west of the village the [[Carron Water]] flows into the [[River Nith]]. | + | '''Carronbridge''' is a village in the parish of [[Morton, Dumfriesshire|Morton]] in [[Dumfriesshire]]. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately a mile north of [[Thornhill, Dumfriesshire|Thornhill]]. To the west of the village the [[Carron Water, Dumfriesshire|Carron Water]] flows into the [[River Nith]]. |
In the village stands Carronbridge Sawmill, a Category B listed building built in the 1850s for the Duke of Buccleuch's [[Drumlanrig Castle|Drumlanrig]] estate.<ref>{{hsewsf|17354|Carronbridge Sawmill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=230187 | title=DSA Building/Design Report: Carronbridge Sawmill | publisher=Dictionary of Scottish Architects | year=2008 | accessdate=2009-09-27 }}</ref> | In the village stands Carronbridge Sawmill, a Category B listed building built in the 1850s for the Duke of Buccleuch's [[Drumlanrig Castle|Drumlanrig]] estate.<ref>{{hsewsf|17354|Carronbridge Sawmill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=230187 | title=DSA Building/Design Report: Carronbridge Sawmill | publisher=Dictionary of Scottish Architects | year=2008 | accessdate=2009-09-27 }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:03, 19 October 2017
| Carronbridge | |
| Dumfriesshire | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 55°15’43"N, 3°46’44"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Thornhill |
| Postcode: | DG3 |
| Dialling code: | 01848 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dumfries and Galloway |
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfriesshire. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately a mile north of Thornhill. To the west of the village the Carron Water flows into the River Nith.
In the village stands Carronbridge Sawmill, a Category B listed building built in the 1850s for the Duke of Buccleuch's Drumlanrig estate.[1][2]
Carronbridge station on the 'Nith Valley' line was located near the hamlet of Enoch and is also the site of the Carronbridge railway viaduct.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Carronbridge) |
References
- ↑ Carronbridge Sawmill: Listed Building Report (Historic Scotland)
- ↑ "DSA Building/Design Report: Carronbridge Sawmill". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2008. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=230187. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
