In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kirkmabreck like this:
Kirkmabreck, par., Kirkcudbright, on Wigtown Bay, 23,031 ac., pop. 1834; contains Creetown; Kirkmabreck Granite Quarries are 1½ mile SE. of Creetown; Dr Thomas Brown (1778-1820), the philosopher, was a native.
Kirkmabreck through time
Kirkmabreck is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkmabreck itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkmabreck, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17049
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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