The white-painted church at Applegarthtown with the war memorial in the foreground
Applegarth's Town is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Lockerbie.[1] The name is derived from the Old Norse and means "apple-yard" or "orchard". Edward I of England offered oblation at a chapel in the parish in 1300 on his way to Caerlaverock.[2]
Applegarth Primary School lies across the A74(M) motorway about three kilometres (1.9 mi) north north east of the village. The primary school was founded by the Jardine family in the 19th century and was renovated and reopened in 1994.[1]
The Jardine chiefs were established at Applegarth by the fourteenth century,[3] The 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Sir William Jardine (1800–1874), was a well known naturalist and geologist.[4] The original seat of the Jardines of Applegarth was at Spedlins Tower, constructed in the 15th century over the site of a previous tower which had been the family seat since the 12th century.[5] In the early 19th Century the family seat was moved across the River Annan to Jardine Hall.[6]
The Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary at nearby Dryfeholm was established in 1984 by converting a piece of low productivity agricultural land into a wetland to attract resident and migratory birds. An artificial sand bank was also created and this was colonised by sand martins. This has allowed scientists to study the breeding behaviour of these birds and has provided an example which has been replicated elsewhere.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Applegarthtown (Applegarth Town)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Applegarth Parish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^Way, George; Squire, Romily (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 176–177.
^"Spedlins Tower". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Jardine Hall". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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applegarthtown, also, known, applegarth, applegirth, village, near, lockerbie, annandale, dumfries, galloway, scotland, location, within, dumfries, gallowayos, grid, referenceny1084council, areadumfries, gallowaycountryscotlandsovereign, stateunited, kingdompo. Applegarthtown also known as Applegarth or Applegirth is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale Dumfries and Galloway Scotland ApplegarthtownApplegarthtownLocation within Dumfries and GallowayOS grid referenceNY1084Council areaDumfries and GallowayCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishList of places UK Scotland 55 08 N 3 25 W 55 14 N 03 41 W 55 14 03 41The white painted church at Applegarthtown with the war memorial in the foregroundApplegarth s Town is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn it is five kilometres 3 1 mi west of Lockerbie 1 The name is derived from the Old Norse and means apple yard or orchard Edward I of England offered oblation at a chapel in the parish in 1300 on his way to Caerlaverock 2 Applegarth Primary School lies across the A74 M motorway about three kilometres 1 9 mi north north east of the village The primary school was founded by the Jardine family in the 19th century and was renovated and reopened in 1994 1 The Jardine chiefs were established at Applegarth by the fourteenth century 3 The 7th Baronet of Applegirth Sir William Jardine 1800 1874 was a well known naturalist and geologist 4 The original seat of the Jardines of Applegarth was at Spedlins Tower constructed in the 15th century over the site of a previous tower which had been the family seat since the 12th century 5 In the early 19th Century the family seat was moved across the River Annan to Jardine Hall 6 The Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary at nearby Dryfeholm was established in 1984 by converting a piece of low productivity agricultural land into a wetland to attract resident and migratory birds An artificial sand bank was also created and this was colonised by sand martins This has allowed scientists to study the breeding behaviour of these birds and has provided an example which has been replicated elsewhere 7 References edit a b Applegarthtown Applegarth Town Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 4 March 2020 Applegarth Parish Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 4 March 2020 Way George Squire Romily 1994 Collins Scottish Clan amp Family Encyclopedia Foreword by The Rt Hon The Earl of Elgin KT Convenor The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs pp 176 177 The Late Sir William Jardine Nature 11 34 Spedlins Tower Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 4 March 2020 Jardine Hall Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 4 March 2020 Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary Visit Scotland Retrieved 4 March 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Applegarthtown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Applegarthtown amp oldid 1060877001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
