Tag: Wigtownshire
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The Wigtownshire Railway
When you drive from Newton Stewart and through Wigtown, take the A714 to Kirkinner. Before you reach the village of Kirkinner, first you arrive at Braehead, the neighbouring hamlet that sits, as the name suggests at the head of the brae. This is a steep bank that overlooks the land of Baldoon which leads down…
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When the Railway came to Braehead
This week I am writing about my wife’s Grandfather, Andrew McKie. The second born child of John McKie and Agnes McKean of Braehead, Kirkinner in Galloway, formerly Wigtownshire. I have previously described John McKie’s tragic death and Agnes McKies reliance on the Parish for Poor Law relief. Agnes had six children to care for and…