Keir, Dumfries and Galloway
{{Short description|Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland}}
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File:Courthill Smithy, Keir Mill.jpg
Keir is a civil parish, containing the small village of Keir Mill, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, one mile south of Penpont. It was founded in the late eighteenth century.
Overview
The village was the birthplace of Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the inventor of the bicycle.{{cite web|title=Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812 - 1878)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/macmillan_kirkpatrick.shtml|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 October 2012}} A plaque on his home, Courthill Smithy, commemorates this. He is buried in the parish church.
The church itself is in the Gothic style, of Capenoch ashlar, and was built from 1813 to 1815 by architect William Burn. In 1880 a vestry was added by James Barbour.{{cite web|title=Keir Parish church (former)|url=http://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/897838|publisher=Buildings at Risk register|access-date=6 October 2012}}
The other notable building in the village is the Mill, built in 1771.{{cite web|title=RCAHMS web site|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/65275/details/keir+mill/|publisher=The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|access-date=6 October 2012}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Keir Mill}}
- [http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/view/?rsid=74400172&sid=74400172&mid=555 Keir map]
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Category:Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
Category:Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway
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