Thornhill
Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, southern of Sanquhar as well as north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn as well as Scaur range to the west and also the Lowther hillsides to the east. It was at first a little village, prepared as well as integrated in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry at first called the village 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not achieve preferred approval. The community is primarily made up a grid pattern with the primary street of Drumlanrig Street (the A76), East and also West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and also Gill Road (the A702). The community is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th-century turreted mansion once the ancient Douglas fortress, currently residence to the Fight it out of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The premises consist of Tibbers Castle which was founded in the 12th or 13th century. The most lately published Census data from 2001 puts the population at 1,512 occupants.