Crocketford (, also frequently ) also known as Ninemile Bar ( gd, Ath Crogaid), as it is approximately equidistant between Castle Douglas and Dumfries, is a village in the historical county of

Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative county ...

in the

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

council area near the boundary between Scotland and England. It is located on the A75 road around 9 miles west of

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

. Crocketford is one of only two settlements that are not bypassed by the A75 (along with Springholm which is around 2 miles to the south-west). The

Buchanites The Buchanites were the late 18th-century followers of Elspeth Buchan, a Scottish woman who claimed to be the Woman Clothed with the Sun, one of the figures named in the Book of Revelation. History In 1783, Mrs Buchan, in her late 40s and th ...

were the followers of Elspeth Buchan, (1738-1791) who claimed to be the Woman Clad with the Sun from the

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of R ...

. After expulsion from Dumfriesshire they eventually settled at Newhouse in the village. A small burial ground at the property contained the remains of various members of the sect.

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Villages in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub