Carsluith
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 22 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | NEWTON STEWART | ||
| ZIP code section | DG8 | ||
| prefix | 01671 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Galloway and West Dumfries | ||
Carsluith is a village in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway or in the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire . It is located about five kilometers east of Wigtown and 19 kilometers west of Kirkcudbright on the east bank of Wigtown Bay .
history
In Carsluith there is evidence of early settlement with the Doon of Carsluith . The Promontory Fort probably had several protective walls.
It was the Cairns family , descended from the lower landed gentry , who built the Tower House Carsluith Castle towards the end of the 15th century. The defense tower, which has been state-owned since 1913, is only preserved today as a ruin. Barholm Castle to the southeast was also built in the 15th century .
In 1532 the Hannay family , coming from Sorbie , moved to their Kirkdale estate . Owner of the southeast, of Carsluith mansion Kirkdale House was the merchant, chemist and politician Samuel Hannay, 3rd Baronet .
As part of the 1961 census survey, Carsluith had 71 inhabitants.
traffic
The nationally important trunk road A75 ( Stranraer - Gretna Green ) forms the main road of the village and connects it to the trunk road network.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Doon of Carsluith in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information about the property ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
