Drummore
Sign in to saveAlso known as An Druim Mòr
Drummore (; (from Gaelic An Druim Mòr meaning "the great ridge") is the southernmost village in Scotland, located at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway in Dumfries and Galloway: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur.
Weather now
cached 535h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- Drummore
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Drummore
- UK place.gaelic_name
- An Druim Mòr
- UK place.population
- 534
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX136366
- UK place.civil_parish
- Kirkmaiden
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Wigtownshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Galloway and West Dumfries
- UK place.post_town
- STRANRAER
- UK place.postcode_district
- DG9
- UK place.postcode_area
- DG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01776
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 296
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 534
- Image
- Drummore Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 692600.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Drummore
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Early history and language
- Ecclesiastical history
- Drummore Harbour
- Character and facilities
- References
- External links
Drummore (; (from Gaelic An Druim Mòr meaning "the great ridge") is the southernmost village in Scotland, located at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway in Dumfries and Galloway: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur.
The village lies where the Kildonan Burn runs out to the sea, north of the Mull of Galloway. It is further south than the English cities of Durham and Carlisle. It is historically within the Wigtownshire area and the parish and community of Kirkmaiden. It is from the nearest major town, the ferry port of Stranraer. In the 2011 census, the population was 534.
Gallery (6)
On the map
3 mapped locations