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Dundrennan

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Also known as Dùn Droighnein

Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery. The weapons testing establishment Dundrennan Range is also nearby.

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Locality
Dundrennan
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery. The weapons testing establishment Dundrennan Range is also nearby.

From 2001 until 2015 the Wickerman music festival was held on the nearby farm of East Kirkcarswell.

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