Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Troqueer. You may be able to find further references to Troqueer in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Troqueer parish Bartholomew
Troqueer a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Troqueer.

Place Type of entry Source
Bridgend an ancient village, now absorbed Groome
Carruchan seat Bartholomew
Carruchan an estate, with a mansion Groome
Dalskaith an estate, with a mansion Groome
Drumsleet school Bartholomew
Goldielea seat Bartholomew
Goldielea an estate, with a mansion Groome
Kirkconnell House an old mansion, surrounded with fine trees Groome
Kirkconnell House seat Bartholomew
Laurieknowe school Bartholomew
Mabie an estate, with a mansion Groome
Mabie seat Bartholomew
Mavis Grove seat Bartholomew
Mavis-Grove a mansion Groome
Maxwelltown a burgh of barony Groome
Ryedale seat Bartholomew
Ryedale an estate, with a mansion Groome
Terraughtie seat Bartholomew
Terraughtie a mansion Groome
Whinnyhill school Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Maxwelltown 0 2
Dumfries 25 2
Glencaple 0 2
New Abbey 0 2
Noblehill 0 2
Lochrutton 0 2
Terregles 0 2
Gasstown 0 2
Caerlaverock 3 3
Holywood 0 2
Locharbriggs 0 1
Kirkgunzeon 0 2
Kirkmahoe 0 2
Torthorwald 0 2
Milton 0 2
Kirkpatrick Irongay 0 3
Blackshaw 0 2
Tinwald 0 2
Mouswald 0 2
Amisfield 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Troqueer. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
TROQUEER John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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