Drumlanrig


Drumlanrig is a settlement in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which is best known for nearby Drumlanrig Castle. The earliest record for Drumlanrig is from 1374, spelled Drumlangryg.

Etymology

There are a number of possible etymologies for the name. It may represent Cumbric drum 'ridge' + -lanerc 'small area of cleared woodland'. However, the first element may also be Gaelic druim 'ridge', either added to a Cumbric name or to Scots *lang-rigg 'long ridge'.

Location (1374)

The charter for the Drumlanrig barony originates in 1356, but the first stated location is in a charter dated 28 May 1374. "The barony stretched from the Marr Burn, close to
Drumlanrig Castle upwards along the western side of the river Nith into Sanquhar parish, including some lands on the eastern side of the river, and also others in the parishes of Dunscore and Penpont, Glenym, Fardine-Malloch, Dalpeddar, Auchensow, Auchingreuch, Castle-Gilmour, Muirhouse, Powgaun, Arkland, Dalgoner, Balagan, Coshogle, Benzery, Benans, Corsfarding, Ellioc."

Barony of Drumlanrig

Established in the 13 Nov 1356 by King David II of Scotland by right of his father, James [Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas], for his illegitimate son, William Douglas.