Kirkton, Dumfriesshire

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Kirkton
Dumfriesshire
Location
Grid reference: NX975815
Location: 55°7’2"N, 3°36’31"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Dumfries and Galloway

Kirkton is a small village between Duncow and Dumfries in Dumfriesshire. It stands in Nithsdale, east of the River Nith on the course f the Duncow Burn.

The village was originally the kirk town for the wider Kirkmahoe parish, hence its name, and here stands the Church of Scotland’s Kirkmahoe Parish Church.

References

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