| Dunscore | |
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 Dunscore village and War Memorial | |
  Dunscore Location withinDumfries and Galloway | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| 55°08′31″N3°46′48″W / 55.142°N 3.7801°W /55.142; -3.7801 | |
Dunscore (/ˈdʌnskər/DUN-skər, less commonly/ˈdʌnskɔːr/DUN-skor) is a small village which lies 9 miles (14 km) northwest ofDumfries on the B729, inDumfriesshire, in the District Council Region ofDumfries and Galloway, southwestScotland.
The village consists of about 150 people and has a church, a community run pub, and a hosted post office three times a week.[1] The village hosts a gala event every August.[2]
It is the birthplace of theChurch of ScotlandmissionaryJane Haining, one of only tenHolocaust victims from Scotland.
Dunscore has been an activeFairtrade Community since 2009.
TheDunscore railway station opened in 1905, and closed to passengers in 1943 and to goods in 1949. The station was on theCairn Valley Railway which ran toMoniaive fromDumfries.
Craigenputtock Estate is within the Civil Parish of Dunscore.
The name Dunscore is ofCumbric origin, formed of the elementsdīn 'fort' and*ïsgor 'fortification, rampart'.[3][4]William J. Watson proposes the meaning "fort of the bulwark or rampart".[5]
There is a parish church of Dunscore.[6]
The long abandonedDunscore Old Kirk was located near Fardingwell Farm, betweenRobert Burns'Ellisland Farm and Robert Ferguson's "Isle Tower".
In Thompson's 1832 map, Ellisland was spelt "Elliesland" and was next to Isle Tower.[7]
The 'Laird of Lag's Tomb' is located at the surviving "Dunscore Old Kirk" burial ground, as is the grave of CaptainRobert Riddell ofGlenriddell, a close associate ofRobert Burns.
The church was rebuilt into a heritage centre in 2017, and features information on the Dunscore-born Jane Haining.[8]
Lag (or Lagg) Tower is a ruinous fortification lying on high ground north-east of Dunscore, north of the Laggan Burn. The structure dates from the 15th or 16th century and was originally four storeys high with a walled courtyard at its base. From the 14th Century, the site was the home of theGrierson family, which was responsible for building the tower. Roger Grierson of Lagg was killed at theBattle of Sauchieburn in 1488 and several family members were killed at theBattle of Flodden in 1513. In 1685 Robert Grierson of Lagg was a persecutor of the Covenanters.[9]
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