Tongland
Tongland | |
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![]() Bridge over the River Dee designed by Thomas Telford, 1806. | |
Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
OS grid reference | NX698536 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRKCUDBRIGHT |
Postcode district | DG6 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Tongland is a small village about 2 miles (3 km) north of Kirkcudbright, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.
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History
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The Dee is crossed shortly downriver by Tongland Bridge, a stone arch bridge constructed in 1806 by civil engineer Thomas Telford.[1] Telford was assisted in the Works by resident civil engineer, A Blane.[1] There is also an earlier bridge dating to 1761 which is approximately 500 metres (550 yd) to the north-east.
Since the 1930s, Tongland has been the site of a
Since 2004, there have been several construction projects, with the site of a former garage now home to three new houses. There are also several more houses being constructed. In 2006, street lights were installed along the A711 which passes through the village.
Notable people
- Thomas Brown Tongland minister and Free Church moderator.
- Joe Dobson, co-founder of Interflora was born in Tongland in 1875.
See also
References
- ^ a b Glover, Julian (2017). Man of Iron - Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain. London: Bloomsbury. p. 363.
- S2CID 144837053.
- ^ "Galloway Motors Limited. Tongland Engineering Works to be closed down". Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser and Galloway News. 3 March 1922.
- ^ "Campbell Cowan Edgar, Department Of Antiquities". Dalrymple Crescent Families. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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