Sanquhar
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies north of Thornhill and also west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. Sanquhar is remarkable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and held to be the earliest working post office worldwide. It was additionally the location where the Covenanters, who opposed episcopalisation of the church, signed the Sanquhar Declaration renouncing their obligation to the King, an occasion honored by a monolith in the main road. The church of St Brides consists of a memorial to James Crichton, a 16th-century polymath. The damages of Sanquhar Castle stand close-by. Nithsdale Wanderers, the regional team, were formed in 1897. In 1924-- 25, Wanderers won the Scottish Division 3.
