Mochrum is recordit as Mochrumm in the Blaue atlas as a hill-name. It is a Cumbric name formt o the elements moch 'pigs, swine' an drum 'rig'. It is possible bit no likely that the name is Gaelic insteid o Cumbric, formt o the cognate elements muc-druim.[1]
Kirk o Mochrum
Mochrum kirk
Mochrum kirk wis built on the site o an umwhile kirk biggin datin back til the 12t century. The umwhile biggin wis maistly malafoustert bi fire in the 1770s, an the praisent biggin uised maist o the umwhile biggin's rectangular waws in its biggin in 1974, an wis substantious altert again aboot 1840.
The kirkyaird conteens ten war graffs, o whit fower male an ae female isna kent.
History
Sir John Dunbar o Mochrum wis kilt at the Battle o Flodden in 1513. He wis survived bi his guidwife Janet Stewart, an his third son Gavin Dunbar (1490-1597), that becam the Airchbeeshop o Glesga) in 1524. A fortifee'd medieval big hoose is locatit at Castle Island, kent an aw Drumwalt.
Myretoun McCulloch wis awnt bi the McCullochs, an in 1574 thay hid the 5-merkland of Balsalloch in the "Barony o Myretoun".[2] Myretoun Castle is on the Menreith Estate, on the mairch o Mochrum an Glasserton pairishes. It wis awnt bi Sir William Maxwell, an syne the Maxwells built Menreith Hoose. Myretoun Castle wis built on an earlier motte,[3] bit the war a castle an motte on the island an aw.
Archaeology
The remeens o Chaipel Finian
Mochrum is the site o a thrang o prehistoric forts, yirdwarks, staundin stanes, an crannogs.
Aboot ae mile fae Menreith is Barsalloch Pynt, whaur evident o human camps as early as 6000 BCE micht mak it the auldest dated sattlement in Gallowa.
The're the Barsalloch Airn Age fort at Mochrum, as weel as baith an early cross an a medieval cross.[4][5] The're anither Airn Age hill-fort at Doun o Mey hill-fort site.[6]
The foonds is aw that is left o Chaipel Finian, a 10t-11t century chaipel staundin on an auld hichtit strand at Corwall Port. It maist likely taks its name fae Saunt Finnian o Movilla that wis eddicatit at nearby Whithorn and dee'd aboot 579. The site wis likely a laundin place for Irish pilgrimers tae Saunt Ringan's shrine.[7] It is shawn on Timothy Pont's map in Blaeu's atlas as "Chappel finan".[8]
Druchtag Motehill is a brent-sidit mund an site o a 12-t century motte-an-bailey castle lyin aboot 330 fit nor'wast o Mote Brae.[9][10][11] The Auld Place o Mochrum wis built in 1368.[12]
A crannog is in Elrig Loch.[13] A staundin stane, the Carlin Stane, can be fund at Barhobble that is near the Hoose o Elrig.[14]
Leetit biggins in Mochrum
Mochrum, 23 Main Street
Mochrum, 35 Main Street
Menreith, West Gateway
Port William, Church Street, (Former) Port William Church, With Boundary Walls
Port William, High Street, Bank Of Scotland, With Boundary Walls, Railings And Gatepiers
Port William, High Street, Port William School And Schoolhouse
Port William, 81 Main Street
Port William, 5, 7 And 9 The Square
Elrig, 16 Main Street, Weavers Cottage
Mochrum, 1 Main Street
Mochrum, 15 Main Street
Old Place Of Mochrum, Cartshed
Old Place Of Mochrum With Walled Garden, Wellhead And Sundial
Port William, 4 Main Street, Eagle Hotel
White Dyke Bridge
Elrig, 24 Main Street
Elrig, Old Mill House, With Garden Walls, Gates And Railings
Loch Alt Cottage, Loch Head, With Boundary Walls
Elrig, 7 Main Street
Elrig, 11 Main Street
Mochrum, 3 Main Street
Mochrum, 13 Main Street
Menreith, Ice House
Menreith, Myrton Chapel
Port William, Bridge
Port William, High Street, Seymour House, With Boundary Walls And Railings
Port William, High Street, Struan
Port William, Port William Mill
Port William, 11 And 13 The Square
Elrig, 12 And 14 Main Street, Rose Cottage
Elrig, 18 Main Street, Otter Inn
Elrig, 20 Main Street
Elrig, 2 Main Street, The Old School With Boundary Wall
Barrachan, Holly Cottage
Corsemalzie, House Hotel
Mochrum, 21 Main Street
Mochrum, 29 Main Street, Benmor
Menreith House, With Office Court, Gatepiers And Terrace Wall
Port William, High Street, Ivy Cottage, With Boundary Wall And Railings
Port William, 12 Main Street, Bayfield
Port William, Port William Harbour, Pier, Gateway And Gateway Boundary Walls
House Of Elrig, With Terrace Garden, Boundary Walls And Gatepiers
Castle Island
Culshabbin, Cottage
Drumfad Bridge
Mochrum, 5 Main Street
Mochrum, 11 Main Street
Mochrum, 2 Main Street
Mochrum, The Old School
Menreith, Myrton Castle
Port William, 3 Commercial Street
Port William, 10 Main Street
Port William, Maxwell Park, War Memorial
Elrig, 26 Main Street, The Anchorage With Garden Wall
Corsemalzie, Bridge
Culshabbin School House
Mochrum, 7 Main Street
Mochrum, 9 Main Street
Mochrum, 17 Main Street
Mochrum, 19 Main Street, Taigh Breac
Mochrum, 25 Main Street
Mochrum, 4 Main Street, Norton Cottage
Menreith, Myrton Cottage (Menreith Estate Office)
Old Place Of Mochrum, Bridge And Sluice Gate
Port William, Church Street, Port William Library
Port William, 2 Commercial Street, Commercial Hotel
Elrig, 13 Main Street, Birch Cottage
Airylick, Farmhouse And Cartshed
Craigheach
Mochrum, Greenmantle Hotel (Former Manse), With Boundary Walls
Mochrum, 27 Main Street
Mochrum, 31 Main Street
Old Place Of Mochrum, Electricity House And Sawmill
Port William, 7 High Street
Barrachan, Ashgrove
Lochead, Signpost
Mochrum, Kirk Of Mochrum, With Graveyard, Graveyard Walls And Gatepiers
Port William, 6 Commercial Street
Port William, 75 Main Street
Barrachan, Cottage, With Post-Box
Clachan Of Myrton, Myrton Smithy
Gailerie
Garheugh Cove
Castle Island, Castle Loch
Castle Loch burn flowes fae Castle Loch into Mochrum Loch
↑James, Alan G. (2014). "Cumbric trev in Kyle, Carrick, Galloway and Dumfriesshire". Transactions of the Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 88. 31.
↑Rodney L. McCulloh. "Myreton 1". Mccullohreunion.org. Retrieved 18 Juin 2014.
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