New Galloway
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 5 ′ N , 4 ° 8 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | CASTLE DOUGLAS | ||
| ZIP code section | DG7 | ||
| prefix | 01644 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Galloway and West Dumfries | ||
New Galloway is a town in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . It is located about four kilometers south of St John's Town of Dalry and 31 kilometers north of Kirkcudbright on the right bank of the Water of Ken . Historically, New Galloway was in the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire .
history
At the location of Kenmure Castle, south of today's town, there have been fortifications since the Middle Ages at the latest . It is possible that John Balliol was born there. Today the castle is only preserved as a ruin. In 1629 King Charles I installed New Galloway as a royal burgh . It was the Viscount of Kenmure who developed the village in the mid-17th century. The aim was to build a trading post in the valley of the Water of Ken. Although new settlers moved to the Burgh at the beginning, development was slow. The fact that New Galloway remained the smallest burgh in Scotland is also attributed to its unfavorable geographic location.
traffic
In New Galloway, the A712 ( Crocketford - Newton Stewart ) and the A762 ( Tongland - St John's Town of Dalry) cross two highways. The A712 also connects the village to the A713 that runs along the left bank of Ken . In 1797 a bridge was built to the east to cross the Water of Ken. However, nine years later she fell victim to a flood. Today's Ken Bridge , which runs the A712, was built in 1824 to a design by John Rennie .
In the 19th century, New Galloway received a station along the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway . However, the train station was unfavorably located about ten kilometers south of the village and was once connected by regular carriage connections. In the meantime the station was closed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ A b c Galloway, New in: FH Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing, Edinburgh, 1885.
- ↑ Entry on Kenmure Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ken Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry on New Galloway Station in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
