Clachanmore
| Clachanmore | |
  Clachanmore |
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| Population | 20 estimate |
|---|---|
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Lieutenancy area | Wigtown |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stranraer |
| Postcode district | DG9 |
| Dialling code | 01776-860 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Scottish Parliament | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
Coordinates: 54°46′43″N 4°58′52″W / 54.778549°N 4.981072°W
Clachanmore is a village in the South Rhins of Galloway near Ardwell in the south west of Scotland. It has also been known as Low Ardwell.[1]
The name of the village means 'big village' (Clachan Mòr, in Gaelic) and may derive from a stone circle that formerly stood there;[2] there are remains of a circular enclosure on Barrack Knowe near High Clachanmore farmhouse.[3]
The old schoolhouse at Clachanmore
Clachanmore school is the most prominent building in the village. The building dates to 1831[4] and was the school for Ardwell. There is a small schoolmaster's house next door. Until 2003 it was an art gallery; it is now a private house.
References
- ↑ Maria Trotter, ed. Saxon, Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago: Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the Aboriginal Picts of Galloway, Choppington, Northumberland: R. Trotter, 1877, OCLC 25797165, pp. 79-80.
- ↑ Clachanmore, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
- ↑ Barrack Knowe, High Clachanmore at ScotlandsPlaces.
- ↑ Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest, CAST.
Sources
- Clachanmore at Gazetteer for Scotland
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