Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale location of Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland, southern of Sanquhar and also north of Dumfries on the primary A76 road. Thornhill beings in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and also the Lowther hillsides to the east. It was at first a small town, planned as well as built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when traveling linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry initially named the town 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not accomplish popular approval. The town is mostly comprised a grid pattern with the main road 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 mansion once the ancient Douglas garrison, now home to the Battle each other of Buccleuch as well as 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 places the population at 1,512 citizens.