Old Photograph Church Service Grounds Of Kirroughtree House Scotland

Old photograph of a Sunday outdoor church service on the grounds of Kirroughtree House located one mile north east of the town of Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The name Kirroughtree, with a variety of spellings, was in use as the estate name in the Late Middle Ages, although its origin is a matter of conjecture. A popular explanation is that it derives from Caer Uchtred meaning fortress of Uchtred, one of the sons of Fergus of Galloway, but there is no evidence that Uchtred built a fortress in the area. It could, however, derive from a geographical description such as corrach traigh, meaning " marsh at the river side " describing the lower part of the estate. A Battle of Kirroughtree took place in 1308 during the First War of Scottish Independence in which Edward Bruce put to flight a significantly larger English led army.



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