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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
  • Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area
  • Kirkcudbrightshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKirkcudbright
Postcode districtDG6
Dialling code01557
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Parliament
  • Galloway and West Dumfries
List of places
UK
Scotland
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.

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