Clachanmore
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| Clachanmore | |
| Wigtownshire | |
|---|---|
 The old schoolhouse at Clachanmore | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NX084460 |
| Location: | 54°46’43"N, 4°58’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 20 (est.) |
| Post town: | Stranraer |
| Postcode: | DG9 |
| Dialling code: | 01776-860 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Clachanmore is a village in Wigtownshire, on the southern horn of the Rhinns of Galloway, close to Ardwell. It has also been known as 'Low Ardwell'.[1]
The name of the village is from the Gaelic language, and means 'big village' or 'big stones' (Clachan Mòr). This may refer to the stone circle that formerly stood there.[2] There are remains of a circular enclosure on Barrack Knowe near High Clachanmore farmhouse.[3]
Clachanmore School is the most prominent building in the village, and dates from 1831.[4] It was the school for Ardwell. There is a small schoolmaster's house next door.
Until 2003 the old school was an art gallery, and it is now a private house.
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References
- ↑ Maria Trotter, ed. Saxon, Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago: Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the Aboriginal Picts of Galloway, Choppington, Northumberland: R. Trotter, 1877, OCLC 25797165, pp. 79-80.
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Clachanmore
- ↑ Barrack Knowe, High Clachanmore at ScotlandsPlaces.
- ↑ Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest, CAST.
- Clachanmore at Gazetteer for Scotland
