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Annandale. The nobles were to bring their dogs with them. After hunting for a few days, the King offered safe conduct to Armstrong for an audience. Armstrong was the laird of Kilnockie and was felt by all Scots to be as good a chieftain as there was within the borders, either in Scotland or England. He and his men were hanged in the trees of Carlanrig churchyard. There is a legend that persists to this day that the
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in 1542. A grassy mound in a field near the present day church is believed to be the only remnant of the ruins. Remains of a Roman station crown a rising ground near the old Gilnockie station; and ruins of famous mediaeval strongholds are at Hollows and Harelaw; remains of other mediaeval strengths
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became king of Scotland, one of his objectives was to restore order in his kingdom and to pacify the borders. He commanded an army of 12,000 men. He ordered all earls, lords, barons, freeholders and gentlemen to meet at Edinburgh with a month's supplies, and then to proceed to Teviotdale and
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The village contains a post office/convenience store, a public hall and recreation ground, a primary school, a Church, a clock shop, a hairdresser, the Cross Keys Hotel. Canonbie crosses the River Esk, and Gilnockie Tower is a short walk away.
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were first noted in Scotland at Canonbie in 1995; their distribution is often restricted to old country and urban estates where the Turkey oak has been previously planted.
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Gilnockie Castle lies immediately left of the north side of Canonbie Bridge, occupying a strong defensive site and was once the seat of the Armstrongs, Lairds of
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Canonbie hosts a local football team called Canonbie Bowholm FC which has been in existence since 1925.
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at Hallgreen, dating back to about 1165. The priory was destroyed during the reign of
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and was unfinished at the time of his death. Not much of the castle remains. When
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Rev Alexander Watson Milne (1819–1885) minister of the Free Church (1848–85)
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flows through it. There are frequent references in older documents to it as
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are at Mumbyhirst, Auchenrivock, Hallgreen, Woodhouselees, and Sark.
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The Spread of Knopper Gall Wasps into the Clyde area
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New and Revised Edition 501:Canonbie was immortalised in a poem by Sir 870: 856: 694:"The Scottish Borders Village of Canonbie" 27:Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 744: 668: 517: 469: 383:and 2 miles (3 kilometres) north of the 646: 600:List of places in Dumfries and Galloway 273:Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 14: 1373: 764: 618: 851: 629: 745:Liptrott, Sharon (20 October 2010). 635: 622:Leading Articles on Various Subjects 567: 526:Canonbie was deeply affected by the 790: 712: 379:, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of 371:within the local authority area of 24: 556: 431:, on the north by the Bruntshiell 25: 1397: 1386:Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway 1381:Villages in Dumfries and Galloway 819: 826:Canobie Village and village hall 774:. any-town.co.uk. Archived from 696:. any-town.co.uk. Archived from 656:. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 75: 74: 67: 803: 577:and his sister, lichenologist, 738: 686: 612: 13: 1: 843:Canonbie United Parish church 605: 537: 477:, also known as Hollows Tower 419:, bounded on the west by the 39:Human settlement in Scotland 7: 593: 487:John Armstrong of Gilnockie 113:OS grid reference 10: 1402: 838:Border Villages - Canonbie 796:Tait, Norman & Pearl. 636:Mack, James Logan (1926). 587:Catherine Eliza Richardson 528:2001-foot and mouth crisis 410: 31: 1270: 1117: 889: 811:Annals of the Free Church 299: 281: 263: 259: 247: 235: 223: 219: 209: 197: 187: 177: 163: 145: 127: 111: 99: 62: 44: 367:) is a small village in 283:Scottish Parliament 550:) and 127 (Telford's). 454:Canonbie Parish had an 523: 478: 364: 199:Postcode district 53: 1157:Colvend and Southwick 883:Dumfries and Galloway 772:"Canonbie Bowholm FC" 619:Miller, Hugh (1871). 521: 485:. It was the home of 473: 464:Battle of Solway Moss 423:, to the east by the 385:Anglo-Scottish border 373:Dumfries and Galloway 147:Lieutenancy area 137:Dumfries and Galloway 90:Dumfries and Galloway 1212:Kirkpatrick Irongray 831:4 March 2016 at the 179:Sovereign state 1024:Kirkpatrick-Fleming 579:Annie Lorrain Smith 575:James Lorrain Smith 335: /  1207:Kirkpatrick Durham 1119:Kirkcudbrightshire 720:"John Mann Clocks" 680:2009-01-26 at the 524: 479: 265:UK Parliament 211:Dialling code 1368: 1367: 1029:Kirkpatrick-Juxta 994:Hutton and Corrie 751:Dumfries Standard 675:Johnnie Armstrong 568:Notable residents 354: 353: 129:Council area 34:Canobie Lake Park 16:(Redirected from 1393: 872: 865: 858: 849: 848: 813: 807: 801: 794: 788: 787: 785: 783: 768: 762: 761: 759: 757: 742: 736: 735: 733: 731: 722:. 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Index

Half Morton
Canobie Lake Park
Scottish Gaelic
Canonbie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
2001 Census
OS grid reference
NY393764
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area
Dumfries
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
DG14
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Scottish Parliament
Dumfriesshire
UK

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