Elrig
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Elrig (Scots Gaelic: An Eileirg, meanin "the deer rin" is a clachan in the historical coonty o Wigtounshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It is locatit in the Machars, an is aboot 3 mile north o Port William.
Elrig is the birthplace o the author an naituralist Gavin Maxwell (1914-1969) that wis born at the Hoose o Elrig.[1] The hoose wis biggit in 1912 for his paurents Aymer an Leddy Mary Maxwell bi the airchitechts John Stewart & George Paterson. His boyheid is recoontit in The House of Elrig, publisht in 1965. The hoose an grunds o his faimily estate is preevat wi no public aiccess.
Atween 1941 an 1946 the poet Oskar Kokoschka an his guidwife Olda spent several weeks ilk simmer wi the new awner o the House o Elrig, the fallae refugee, Czech Professor Emil Korner.
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Etymology
The toun's name derives fae the oreeginal Gaelic placename, An Eilreig. The Gaelic leid arrived in Gallowa in the 7t century an the leid wis strang yet in Wigtounshire in the 18t century.[2]
Auncient moniments
A staundin stane, the Carlin Stane, can be fund on The Drry, near til the heid o Elrig Loch, that is hame an aw til the remeens o a crannog. The ruins o a medieval chaipel can be fund at Barhobble, that is near til the Hoose o Elrig. Nane o the abuin anes is within Elrig itsel, bit is locatit relative near til teh sattlement in Mochrum pairish.[3]
Politics
The cooncil aurie o Port William represents Barrachan, Port William, Mochrum, and Menreith as weel as Elrig. 885 fowk bide in the aurie.[4] Thare is 18 cooncillors that rin the region an the cooncil meets ilk month at the Talla MhicShuial in Port William. Elrig is in the 02 electoral destrict for the Comhairle na Roinne.[5]
Transportation
Thare is no rail service, bit thare is a bus service:
- 415 Newton Stewart - Machair.[6]
References
External links
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