Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale location of Dumfries and also Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar as well as north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and also Scaur variety to the west and also the Lowther hillsides to the east. It was at first a tiny village, planned and also built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road connecting Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry initially named the village 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not achieve preferred authorization. The community is largely made up a grid pattern with the primary road of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East as well as West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street as well as Gill Road (the A702). The community is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted mansion once the ancient Douglas stronghold, currently house to the Fight it out of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The premises include Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. One of the most recently published Census information from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 residents.
