THORNHILL  , a See also:

• VILLAGE

village of the See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish of See also:

• MORTON, JAMES DOUGLAS, 4TH EARL OF (c. 1525-1581)
• MORTON, JOHN (c. 1420-1500)
• MORTON, JOHN MADDISON (1811-1891)
• MORTON, LEVI PARSONS (1824- )
• MORTON, OLIVER PERRY (1823-1877)
• MORTON, THOMAS (1564-1659)
• MORTON, THOMAS (c. 1590-1646)

Morton, See also:

• NITHSDALE, WILLIAM MAXWELL, 5TH EARL OF (1676-1744)

Nithsdale, See also:

• DUMFRIESSHIRE

Dumfriesshire, See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland, 14 M . N.N.W. of See also:

• DUMFRIES (Gaelic, " the fort in the copse ")

Dumfries by the See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow & See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South-Western railway . Pop . (1901), 1132 . It is beautifully situated in the midst of See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree-clad hills and watered by the bountiful Nith and such streams as the Carron, Cample and Crichope . Morton parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church lies in the village, and among other buildings are the library and the natural See also:

• HISTORY

history museum, in the grounds of which there is a statue of See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard See also:

• CAMERON, JOHN (1579–1623)
• CAMERON, RICHARD (1648?–168o)
• CAMERON, SIMON (1799-1889)
• CAMERON, VERNEY LOVETT (1844–1894)

Cameron, the covenanter (168o) . The weekly sales of livestock are important, and an agricultural show is held every See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September . Three See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles N.N.W. stands Drumlanrig See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, a seat of the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• BUCCLEUCH, DUKES OF

Buccleuch . It is built of red See also:

• SANDSTONE

sandstone in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of a hollow square, and has 145 ft. of See also:

• OUTER

outer walls, which are surmounted with turrets, and capped and spired at the angles . The castle was begun in 1679 and finished in 1689, and cost the first duke of See also:

• QUEENSBERRY, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Queensberry an immense sum . He is believed to have spent but a single See also:

• NIGHT

night under its roof . The See also:

• FOURTH

fourth duke of Queensberry, Old " Q.," incurred the wrath of See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• BURNS, JOHN (1858– )
• BURNS, ROBERT (1759-1796)
• BURNS, SIR GEORGE

Burns and See also:

• WORDSWORTH, CHARLES (1806–1892)
• WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER (1774–1846)
• WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER (1807–1885)
• WORDSWORTH, DOROTHY (1771-1855)
• WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM (1770-185o)

Wordsworth by his wanton destruction of the magnificent See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

woods .

On the See also:

• DEATH

death of " Old Q." without issue in 18ro, See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry, third duke of Buccleuch, succeeded to the dukedom of Queensberry, and the See also:

• PROPERTY

property has since been adequately cared for . Trees, planted on the most extensive See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale, have repaired the ravages of the former owner; the gardens have been laid out with exquisite See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste; and the vast policy, intersected by the Nith, is one of the finest parks in Scotland . The ruins of Tibber's Castle, dismantled in 1311 by Robert See also:

• BRUCE
• BRUCE, ALEXANDER BALMAIN (1831-1899)
• BRUCE, JAMES (1930-1794)
• BRUCE, MICHAEL (1746-1767)

Bruce, stand in the grounds, about 1 m. from the ducal See also:

• MANSION (through O. Fr. mansion, mod. maison, from Lat. mansio, dwelling-place, stage on a journey; manere, to remain)

mansion . Two miles and a See also:

• HALF

half N.N.E. of Thornhill is found' another ruined fortress, that of Morton Castle, interesting as the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• RANDOLPH, EDMUND [JENNINGS] (1753–1813)
• RANDOLPH, JOHN (1773–1833)
• RANDOLPH, PEYTON (1721-1775)
• RANDOLPH, THOMAS (1523-1590)
• RANDOLPH, THOMAS (1605-1635)

Randolph, See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• MORAY

Moray, See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent during the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early years of the minority of See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David II., and as belonging afterwards to a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Douglases, who derived from it the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of earl . About 3 M. south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of Thornhill stands the ruined castle of Closeburn, once a stronghold of the Kirkpatricks . It was See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• ROGER (d. 1139)
• ROGER (d. 1181)

Roger of that ilk who helped " mak sikker " the death of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John, " Red " See also:

• COMYN, JOHN (d. c. 1300)

Comyn, of See also:

• BADENOCH

Badenoch (r3o6) . In Closebum parish (pop . 1275) occur See also:

• CAIRNS
• CAIRNS, HUGH MC CALMONT CAIRNS, 1ST EARL (1819-1885)
• CAIRNS, JOHN (1818–1892)

cairns, tumuli and a See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone circle, besides See also:

• ROMAN

Roman and prehistoric remains . Two See also:

• MINERAL

mineral See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

wells give the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place the promise of some degree of popular favour, likely to be enhanced by the romantic beauty of its surroundings .