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Dalgarnock, an ancient parish in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, annexed to Closeburn in 1697. It nearly surrounded the original parish of Closeburn; and its beautiful churchyard, 1¼ mile S of Thornhill, contains the grave and tombstone of the persecuted Covenanter James Harkness. Here stood a village, a burgh of barony, where a famous market-tryst was held, that seems to have been continued after most or all of the houses had disappeared, and is alluded to in Burns's lines:
But a' the next week, as I fretted wi' care,
I gaed to the tryst o' Daigarnock;
And wha but my fine fickle lover was there !
I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock. a warlock;
I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock.'
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Dalgarnock |
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