In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kirkpatrick Irongay like this:
Kirkpatrick-Irongray, par., NE. Kirkcudbright, 13,675 ac., pop. 784; the church is on Cluden Water, 4½ miles NW. of Dumfries; in the churchyard of Iron-gray is a monument to Helen Walker, the "Jeanie Deans" of Scott's Heart of Midlothian.
Kirkpatrick Irongay through time
Kirkpatrick Irongay is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkpatrick Irongay itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkpatrick Irongay, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16689
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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