Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.[1] It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery. The weapons testing establishment Dundrennan Range is also nearby.
| Dundrennan | |
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  Dundrennan Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
| OS grid reference | NX 7495 4775 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | DG6 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
From 2001 until 2015 the Wickerman music festival was held on the nearby farm of East Kirkcarswell.
Dundrennan is a Gaelic name meaning 'hill of thorns' from the words dùn 'fortified place, hill' and droigheann 'blackthorn, bramble'.[2][3] It is recorded in c.1160 as Dundrainan.[2]
Dundrennan Air Crash edit
On 18 July 1944 at 12:15am, on a night training exercise from RAF Carlisle, Crosby-on-Eden, an RAF Beaufighter crashed into a house in the main street. Four members of the Hamilton family died along with the two airmen. [1]
Their names are.
James Hamilton aged 35 and his wife Georgina aged 33, their children Henry aged 10 and Agnes aged 8.
(Daughter Georgina aged 12 survived.)
Also the 2 airmen who died in the crash.
F/S Henry Wiles (RAFVR) Aged 21 from Aldershot, buried at Aldershot Civilian Cemetery.
Sgt. Eric Young (RAFVR) Aged 21 from Huddersfield, plaque at Leeds Lawns Wood Crematorium.
Climate edit
Dundrennan has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
| Climate data for Dundrennan (113 m or 371 ft asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 102.7 (4.04) |
77.6 (3.06) |
95.4 (3.76) |
74.0 (2.91) |
67.5 (2.66) |
74.5 (2.93) |
82.8 (3.26) |
95.8 (3.77) |
99.4 (3.91) |
139.1 (5.48) |
118.8 (4.68) |
114.9 (4.52) |
1,142.5 (44.98) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.5 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 159.8 |
| Source: Met Office[4] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Christie, Alexander H. (1950). "The Parish of Rerrick". In Laird, John; Ramsay, D. G.; Arnott, M. C. (eds.). The Third Statistical Account of Scotland: The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and The County of Wigtown. Glasgow: Collins (published 1965). pp. 279–289.
- ^ a b Grant, Alison (2010). Macleod, Iseabail (ed.). The Pocket Guide to Scottish Place-Names. Glasgow: Richard Drew Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-899471-00-3. OCLC 759569647.
- ^ Maxwell, Herbert (1991) [1930]. The Place Names of Galloway: Their Origin & Meaning Considered. Wigtown: G. C. Book Publishers Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 1872350305.
- ^ "Dundrennan climate information". Met Office. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links edit
- https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/69406
- Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Dundrennan Abbey Grounds
54°48′29″N 3°56′53″W / 54.808°N 3.948°W
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