Dundrennan (
Gaelic
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: ''Dun Droighnein'') is a village
Dumfries and Galloway
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, Scotland, about east of
Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the
civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of
Kirkcudbrightshire.
It is most notable for the ruins of
Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century
Cistercian
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monastery. The weapons testing establishment
Dundrennan Range
Dundrennan Range is a weapons testing range on the Solway Firth, near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland, it is part of the Ministry of Defence's Kirkcudbright Training Area.
History
Previously farming land, the si ...
is also nearby.
From 2001 until 2015 the
Wickerman music festival was held on the nearby farm of East Kirkcarswell.
Dundrennan is a
Gaelic
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name meaning 'hill of thorns' from the words ''dùn'' 'fortified place, hill' and ''droigheann'' 'blackthorn, bramble'.
It is recorded in c.1160 as ''Dundrainan''.
Dundrennan Air Crash
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
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.
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Climate
Dundrennan has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(
Köppen: ''Cfb'').
See also
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List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
References
External links
* https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/69406
Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Dundrennan Abbey Grounds
Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
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