Twynholm

Twynholm
A hill fort west of Twynholm
Twynholm is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Twynholm
Twynholm
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population119 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceNX6654
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKirkcudbright
Postcode districtDG6
Dialling code01557
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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54°51′53″N 4°05′00″W / 54.864589°N 4.083276°W / 54.864589; -4.083276

Twynholm (/ˈtwnəm/) is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+14 miles (3.6 km) north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+12 miles (7.2 km) east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road.[1] It is in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire ,[2] Dumfries and Galloway.[3]

The etymology of the name is uncertain. It may be from the British twyn (a bank or hillock) and the Saxon hame meaning home,[4] or be of Scots derivation and mean "between the river banks".[5]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  2. ^ "Twynholm". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Twynholm". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ Gordon, Rev. John "The Parish of Twynholm" in The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton (1845) W. Blackwood and Sons. Page 37. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ^ Blackie, Christina (1876) Etymological Geography Daldy, Isbister, & Company. Page 89. Retrieved 3 January 2014.