Dumfries. Coordinates: Dumfries ( i/dʌmˈfriːs/ dum-FREESS; possibly from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was a civil parish and became the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire.[3] Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South.[4] People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers. Etymology[edit] There are at least two theories on the etymology of the name. History[edit] Early history[edit] No positive information has been obtained of the era and circumstances in which the town of Dumfries was founded.[5] According to another theory, the name is a corruption of two words which mean the Friars’ Hill; those who favour this idea allege that St.
Twelve of King Arthur's battles were recorded by Nennius in Historia Brittonum. Medieval period[edit] Lincluden Collegiate Church, also known as Lincluden Abbey, c.1789. Overview of Dumfries. Dumfries Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Known, like its football club, as "Queen of the South", Dumfries is an ancient town with a long and turbulent history.
Today it is by far the biggest town in south west Scotland; the administrative centre for Dumfries and Galloway; and the focus of a large rural hinterland. Dumfries was founded as a Royal Burgh in 1186 on the east side of the lowest crossing point of the River Nith. The land beyond the Nith, known as Galloway, only securely became part of Scotland during Alexander II's reign in 1234. As a result Dumfries was very much a frontier town during its early years as a Royal Burgh. The first stone bridge over the Nith, Devorgilla Bridge, (or Old Bridge) named after Devorgilla, the mother of King John Balliol, was built here in 1432, possibly on the site of a wooden bridge built by Devorgilla in the 1260s. It was not from Galloway but from England that most of Dumfries' problems came during its first 500 years. Dumfries also has three further museums. Dumfries-and-galloway-factsheet.xls - dumfries-and-galloway-factsheet.pdf.
Loreburne - A visitors guide to Dumfries. Dumfries and Galloway Museums. History of the Burgh of Dumfries - Chapter I. DUMFRIESSHIRE, about whose chief town this work is principally written, lies in an elliptical form on the north side of the Solway Frith, its greater diameter extending about fifty miles, from the mountain of Corsincon in Ayrshire to Liddel Moat in Roxburghshire; and its smaller diameter stretching from Loch Craig, on the confines of Peebleshire, to Carlaverock Castle, on the Solway – a distance of about thirty-two miles. It has a sea shore of fully twenty-one miles, running from the mouth of the river Nith, the Lochar, the Annan, and the Sark: [Singer’s Survey of Dumfriesshire, p. 2] its whole surface measuring 1,098 square miles.
The Nith is the chief river of the County. An upland spot, where the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Dumfries confront each other, gives birth to three streams, according to the popular rhyme, “Annan, Tweed, and Clyde, All arise from one hill-side.” “How lovely, Nith, thy fruitful vales! In connection with this question there is yet another hypothesis.
Historical perspective for Dumfries. A historical perspective, drawn from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885. Dumfries, a town and a parish on the SW border of Dumfriesshire. A royal and parliamentary burgh, a Seaport - since the era of railways of little importance a seat of manufacture, the capital of Dumfriesshire, the assize town for the south-western counties, and practically the metropolis of a great extent of the S of Scotland, the town stands on the left bank of the river Nith, and on the Glasgow and South-Western railway at the junction of the lines to Lockerbie and Portpatrick, by rail being 14½ miles WSW of Lockerbie, 15¼ WNW of Annan, 19¼ NE of Castle-Douglas, 80 ½ ENE of Portpatrick, 42½ SE of Cumnock, 92 SE by S of Glasgow, 89¾ S by W of Edinburgh, 33 WNW of Carlisle, and 333¾ NNW of London.
CHttpHandler.ashx. Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura | - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum. BBC Dumfries Webcam, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - Travel, Hotels and Attractions in Dumfries. Dumfstory9. The social disease of witch hunting was at its peak in Europe during the 1500s and 1600s. It all hailed back to a quotation in Exodus 22, 18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" and to Roman Law which condemned sorcerers to die by fire.
Originally the Christian church did not believe in witches but in the later 1400s two Dominican Inquisitors, Kramer and Sprenger, published Malleus Maleficarum which made sorcery appear as a vast organised conspiracy of the devil and his witches against man and the holy church. In 1484 the Pope enjoined the rooting out of witches and the craze took off. Scotland in 1563, three years after the Reformation, passed an Act which made the practice of witchcraft, or consulting with witches, a capital crime. Over 1,000 people, mostly unfortunate old women, were executed in Scotland until the Act was repealed in 1735. In Scotland the practice was confined to the South of Scotland and the East Coast. The verdict was guilty. Search - Results. Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society. Dumfries Show. Walks in Burns Country - Town Centre.
Follow the steps of Robert Burns, 'The National Bard of Scotland' As drawn up by The Burns Howff Club of Dumfries Dumfries, the 'Fort among the Brushwood', celebrated its Octocentenary in 1986. The main street, now pedestrianised, is the High Street, and just on the South side of it our walks begin - at the FOUNTAIN, standing at the junction of High Street and English Street. The fountain is an ornate structure commemorating the introduction of water to Dumfries in 1851. Today, it is an especially welcome sight on a hot summer's day.
Bells were rung and bonfires lit to celebrate the passing of a Bill through the House of Commons in May, 1850, authorising the introduction of the gravitation of water from Lochrutton Loch, which is four miles west of Dumfries. Opposite the fountain, adjacent to the present Marks and Spencer, was the COMMERCIAL and later the COUNTY HOTEL. Next, we arrive at the MIDSTEEPLE, located in the middle of the High Street. Home. Dumfries & Galloway Standard - Dumfries news, sport & classifieds. Shelby back in Daley routine Moffat Thrilled 16-year-old Shelby Watson – who set a Scottish record for cerebral palsy speed racing – was presented with her medal by Olympic swimming hero Tom Daley. Dumfries - News, views, gossip, pictures, video. Dumbarton 0 Queen of the South 3: Queens take giant stride towards securing play off spot Scottish Championship GOALS from Iain Russell, Derek Lyle and Kevin Holt secured an impressive win for the Doonhamers over Dumbarton in the fight for fourth place.
Robert Burns. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Robbie Burns,[1] Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as The Bard)[2][3] was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.
He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. Ayrshire Burns Cottage in Alloway, Scotland Inside the Burns Cottage Museum in Alloway Alloway He was born in a house built by his father (now the Burns Cottage Museum), where he lived until Easter 1766, when he was seven years old. By the age of 15, Burns was the principal labourer at Mount Oliphant. Tarbolton Mauchline Love affairs Kilmarnock Edition Edinburgh. Rabbie Burns. John Laurie. John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a British actor from Dumfries, Scotland.
Throughout a long career, Laurie performed a wide range of theatre and film work. He is perhaps best remembered to modern audiences for his role as the dour but kindhearted Private James Frazer in the sitcom Dad's Army (1968-1977). Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier. He was also a stage actor (particularly of Shakespearean roles) and speaker of verse, especially when written by Robert Burns. Early life[edit] Laurie was the son of William Laurie (1856–1903), a clerk in a tweed mill and later a hatter and hosier, and Jessie Ann Laurie (née Brown; 1858–1935). Acting career[edit] I’ve played every part in Shakespeare, I was considered to be the finest Hamlet of the twenties and I had retired, and now I’m famous for doing this crap.
Personal life[edit] Selected filmography[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] "We're doomed!" Calvin Harris. Harris holds the record for the most top ten hits from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with nine hits, surpassing Michael Jackson.[1] According to Forbes, Harris was the highest paid DJ of 2013, grossing an estimated $46 million.[2] Biography[edit] Early life and career[edit] Harris was born Adam Richard Wiles on 17 January 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland.[3][4] He states that he was a fan of football and aspired to be like Steve McManaman.
"But I never had curly hair, so I got into music. 2006–08: I Created Disco[edit] Harris's first album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. 2008–10: Ready for the Weekend[edit] Harris performing at Xbox Reverb in 2009 2010–13: 18 Months[edit] Harris performing in Australia Harris played at the 2010 Big Day Out, a music festival which takes place in several major cities in Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
Kirsty Wark. Kirsteen Anne "Kirsty" Wark (born 3 February 1955) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter, best known for fronting the BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review, now relaunched as The Review Show. Biography[edit] She has presented Newsnight since 1993. She married the television producer Alan Clements (born 1961) in September 1989, after meeting on the BBC Scotland programme Left, Right, and Centre. They have a daughter (born 1990) and a son (born 1992). They founded independent TV production company Wark-Clements in 1990, which in May 2004 was merged with fellow Scots broadcaster Muriel Gray's Ideal World to form IWC Media.
She replaced David Baddiel as host of the BBC Four programme The Book Quiz in 2008 and hosts a BBC Two quiz show, A Question of Genius, which started in March 2009. In January 2013 she appeared in a special series of The Great British Bake Off. Interview style[edit] Television critic A. Kirsty Wark. Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre. Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre is a Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Karma Kagyu school located at Eskdalemuir, near Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
History[edit] Before the present Temple complex was built, Samyé Ling centred around just one building, a former hunting lodge called Johnstone House. In 1965 the Johnstone House Trust was formed with the objectives to make available to the general public facilities for study and meditation based on Buddhist and other religious teaching leading to mental and spiritual well-being: and to provide guidance for those in need of such help: and in particular the utilisation of the property known as Johnstone House, Eskdalemuir, for such purposes.[1] Initially the community there was led there by a Canadian Theravada monk named Anandabodhi. In 1967 the Johnstone House trustees invited the Tibetan lamas and refugees Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Akong Rinpoche to take over.
ROKPA trust[edit] See also[edit]
The Bruce murders the Red Comyn.