Bridge of Dee, Galloway
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Bridge of Dee Station
Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of Kirkcudbright.
The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking Kirkcudbright with Castle Douglas, passed through the village. The station is now a house.[1]
People from Bridge of Dee[]
Old Bridge of Dee[]
Horse carving on a coping stone
The old bridge was possibly a packhorse bridge, hence the carving.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "Kirkcudbright Railway". RailScot. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
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Coordinates: 54°55′07″N 3°58′42″W / 54.918674°N 3.978377°W
Categories:
- Villages in Dumfries and Galloway