Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Dalry parish Bartholomew
Dalry a village and a parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Ardoch a hill Groome
Ardoch eminence Bartholomew
Benbreck a quondam residence Groome
Blackwater affluent Bartholomew
Earlston ancient castle Bartholomew
Earlston an old castle and a burn Groome
Lochinvar a lake Groome

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
New Galloway 0 3
Balmaclellan 0 2
Carsphairn 0 2
Parton 0 2
Corsock 0 2
Kells 0 2
Balmaghie 0 2
Girthon 0 2
Glencairn 0 2
Galloway 0 2
Crossmichael 0 2
Moniaive 0 2
Kirkpatrick Durham 0 2
Springholm 0 2
Tynron 0 2
Crocketford 0 2
Castle Douglas 0 2
Urr 0 7
Gatehouse of Fleet 0 2
Kirkpatrick Irongay 0 3

Names from historical writing

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

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

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

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  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
  • References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.