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Dunscore (English: ['dʌnskə] / 'DUN-skuh', less common ['dunskɔ:] / 'DUN-score') is a smaw veelage that lies 9 mile nor'was o Dumfries on the B729 road, in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.
The veelage conseests o aboot 150 people, his a community rin public hoose, a post office, an a tea room.[1] The veelage hosts a gala event ilka August.[2]
It is the birthplace o the Kirk o Scotland meesionar Jane Haining (1897-1944), ane o the anely ten Holocaust veectims fae Scotland.
The Dunscore railwey station appent in 1905, an closed tae passengers in 1943 an tae guids in 1949. The station wis on the Cairn Valley Light Railway that ran tae Minnyhive fae Dumfries.
Craigenputtock Estate is within the ceevil pairish o Dunscore.
The name Dunscore is o Cumbric oreegin, formt o the elements dīn 'fort' and *ïsgor 'fortifeecation, rampairt'.[3][4] William J. Watson propones the meanin "fort o the bulwark o rampairt".[5]
The're a pairish kirk in Dunscore.[6] The lang-abandont Dunscore Auld Kirk wis locatit near Fardingwell Ferm, atween Robert Burns's Ellisland Ferm and Robert Fersuson's Isle Tour.
In Thompsons 1832 map, Ellisland wis spelt Elliesland an was aside Isle Tour.[7]
The Laird o Lag's Toum is locatit at the survivn "Dunscore Auld Kirk" buirial grund, as is the graff o Caiptain Robert Riddell o Glenriddell, an associate o Robert Burns.
The kirk wis rebuilt intil a heritage centre in 2017, an featurs information o the Dunscore-born Jane Haining.[8]