Thornhill
Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the major A76 road. Thornhill beings in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn as well as Scaur range to the west as well as the Lowther hillsides to the east. It was initially a small village, planned as well as integrated in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry initially named the town 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not attain prominent authorization. The community is largely made up a grid pattern with the major street of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East as well as West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and also Gill Road (the A702). The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted manor once the ancient Douglas stronghold, currently residence to the Battle each other of Buccleuch as well as Queensberry. The premises consist of Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. The most just recently released Census data from 2001 places the population at 1,512 occupants.