Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale location of Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill beings in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn as well as Scaur array to the west and also the Lowther hills to the east. It was initially a small village, planned as well as built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when traveling linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry initially called the village 'New Dalgarnock' nonetheless the name did not achieve prominent authorization. The town is mostly comprised a grid pattern with the primary street of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East as well as West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and Gill Road (the A702). The community is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted manor once the ancient Douglas stronghold, currently residence to the Fight it out of Buccleuch as well as Queensberry. The grounds consist of Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. The most lately released Census data from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 inhabitants.
