Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland, southern of Sanquhar as well as north of Dumfries on the primary A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and also Scaur range to the west as well as the Lowther hillsides to the eastern. It was originally a tiny town, planned as well as built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when driving linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry at first called the village 'New Dalgarnock' nevertheless the name did not accomplish prominent authorization. The community is largely made up 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 community is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted manor once the ancient Douglas fortress, now residence to the Battle each other of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The grounds include Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. One of the most just recently released Census information from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 occupants.
