Menreith

Monreith
Monreith is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Monreith
Monreith
Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
Cooncil area
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounNEWTON STEWART
Postcode destrictDG8
Diallin code01988
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54°44′00″N 4°33′00″W / 54.7333°N 4.5500°W / 54.7333; -4.5500Coordinates: 54°44′00″N 4°33′00″W / 54.7333°N 4.5500°W / 54.7333; -4.5500
The main street o Menreith
Menreith strand
Menreith Hoose
the otter sculptur, Menreith

Menreith (English: Monreith) is a smaw seaside veelage in the Machars, in the historical coounty o Wigtounshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.[1]

A ruint kirk near Menreith is cried "Kirkmaiden-in-Fernis" an wis dedicatit tae St Median. The chancel wis rebuilt as a mausoleum for the Maxwell faimily o nearby Menreith Hoose and that Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7t Baronet is buirit in. Within the kirkyaird is the last restin place o Caiptain François Thurot, A French kepper caiptain that lost his lilfe in a sea battle aff the Mull o Gallowa.[2]

Abuin the kirk on the clift is the memorial tae Gavin Maxwell the naituralist and author o Ring of Bright Water - an otter, sculptit bronze bi Penny Wheatly in 1978. On veesits back til the faimly seat o Menreith Hoose, Maxwell wad exerceese his tame otter Mijbil on the strand ablo.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "City (town) Monreith: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived frae the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kirkmaiden, Old Church And Churchyard - Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2020.
  3. ↑ McMaster, Alison. "Monreith Village". whithorn.info. Royal Burgh of Whithorn & District Business Association. Archived frae the original on 10 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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