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Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the
The old bridge was possibly a packhorse bridge, hence the carving.
Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway
The River Dee ( gd, Dè / Uisge Dhè), in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then into Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southw ...
. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright ( ; sco, Kirkcoubrie; gd, Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a Royal Burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The town lies southwest of C ...
.
The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright ( ; sco, Kirkcoubrie; gd, Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a Royal Burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The town lies southwest of C ...
with Castle Douglas, passed through the village. The station is now a house.
People from Bridge of Dee
*William Allan Forsyth HepburnFRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...
OBE MC LLD (1891-1950) educationalist
Old Bridge of Dee
The old bridge was possibly a packhorse bridge, hence the carving.
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{{authority control Villages in Dumfries and Galloway