Durisdeer
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Monument to James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, and his wife Mary. Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, and in the historic county of Dumfries-shire. It lies north of Thornhill, above the Carron Water, a tributary of the Nith.
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- Durisdeer
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- UTC±00:00
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thumb|upright|Monument to James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, and his wife Mary. Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, and in the historic county of Dumfries-shire. It lies north of Thornhill, above the Carron Water, a tributary of the Nith.
==History== A Roman road once passed through the site of the village as a direct route from Nithsdale to Clydesdale. The remains of a small, but well preserved Roman fortlet are located about a mile up the Well or Wald Path to the north-east; the defensive ditch and rampart are clearly visible.
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