Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, and in the historic county of Dumfries-shire. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) north...
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Lowther Hills (section Durisdeer and its Church)
and carries the A702 trunk road. The road passes near the village of Durisdeer en route and reaches a height of 350 metres at the top of the pass. It...
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Glasgow. The geographical appellation "de Durisdeer" indicates that he came from Durisdeer in Galloway. Durisdeer is often taken as an Anglo-Latin corruption...
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and north of Closeburn. The parish was suppressed and divided between Durisdeer and Sanquhar parishes in 1732. The ruins of the kirk are a scheduled monument...
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Stewart monarch. Egidia Stewart, who married Sir Alexander de Menzies, of Durisdeer. His other issue, by wives uncertain, include: Sir John Stewart, killed...
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part of the force led by Wharton's son Henry while they were burning Durisdeer. Wharton claimed that when his forces were reunited they killed 500 men...
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of Durisdeer, having passed through the parishes of New Cumnock, Kirkconnel and Sanquhar. A detached section ran from the site of the old Durisdeer Castle...
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The hills around Durisdeer from the A702 road...
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(intestinal obstruction). He was later reburied with his wife Marie at Durisdeer Parish Church in Nithsdale. Queensberry House in Edinburgh is today part...
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twice. First Creation The title was first created for Robert Stewart of Durisdeer (died 1403), son of John Stewart of Innermeath (died 1421). Robert's mother...
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