Thornhill
Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar as well as north of Dumfries on the major A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and also Scaur variety to the west and also the Lowther hillsides to the eastern. It was initially a little town, intended as well as integrated in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when driving linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry originally called the village 'New Dalgarnock' nonetheless the name did not achieve preferred authorization. The community is largely comprised a grid pattern with the primary street of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East and West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and also Gill Road (the A702). The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted mansion once the ancient Douglas fortress, now residence to the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The premises contain Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. The most lately released Census information from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 citizens.
