Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale location of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, southern of Sanquhar and also north of Dumfries on the primary A76 road. Thornhill beings in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn as well as Scaur variety to the west and the Lowther hills to the eastern. It was originally a little town, intended and also built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when traveling linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry at first called the town 'New Dalgarnock' nevertheless the name did not attain preferred authorization. The town is mostly consisted of a grid pattern with the major street of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East as well as West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and Gill Road (the A702). The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted manor once the old Douglas garrison, currently house to the Duke of Buccleuch and also Queensberry. The premises have Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. The most just recently published Census data from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 occupants.
