Thornhill
Thornhill is a community in the Mid Nithsdale location of Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and also Scaur array to the west and also the Lowther hills to the east. It was at first a tiny town, intended as well as constructed in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate when traveling connecting Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry at first called the town 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not accomplish preferred authorization. The town is mostly made up a grid pattern with the main road of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East and West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and also Gill Road (the A702). The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted mansion once the old Douglas garrison, now home 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 lately published Census data from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 residents.