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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Girthon like this:
Girthon, par., Kirkcudbright, 33,374 ac., pop. 1415; the ruins of the old church are 2 m. SE. of Gatehouse.
Girthon is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Girthon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Girthon, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16493
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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