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19: 392: 99:, and is maintained by a local heritage association. The village has a hotel, a village hall, and formerly had a primary school which closed in 2010. An annual Scarecrow Fun Day involves villagers erecting 385: 378: 324: 72:
in Ayrshire. The present parish church was erected in 1782 on the site of this earlier foundation. Torthorwald is now within the united Parish of Kirkmichael,
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in 1473. Torthorwald Castle was occupied until 1715; only two of its walls still stand, to a height of around 18 metres (59 ft).
45:. The area was the property of the de Torthorwald family until the end of the 13th century, when the estate passed by marriage to the 491: 441: 601: 511: 18: 606: 341: 754: 664: 496: 451: 145: 699: 421: 307: 802: 526: 521: 251:"TORTHORWALD VILLAGE TORTHORWALD PARISH CHURCH, CHURCHYARD AND GATEPIERS (Category B Listed Building) (LB17153)" 128: 704: 689: 576: 401: 30: 486: 908: 734: 679: 405: 116: 34: 516: 546: 729: 694: 641: 227: 182: 154: 50: 739: 207: 49:. In 1418, William de Carleil married the Kirkpatrick heiress. He may have been the builder of 551: 272: 250: 77: 73: 65: 759: 46: 370: 96: 58: 426: 69: 897: 714: 413: 115:
which takes about 15 minutes. The village was also previously served by the nearby
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cottage. Restored in the 1990s, the cottage is protected as a category A
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and Torthorwald, which was created in 1981. The 19th-century missionary
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The pre-Reformation church at Torthorwald belonged to the
793: 640: 412: 210:. Kirkmichael, Tinwald and Torthorwald Churches. 87:Another building of interest is a 19th-century 386: 8: 393: 379: 371: 84:is commemorated in the church gate piers. 308:"Disposal of Torthorwald Primary School" 202: 200: 140: 138: 17: 134: 296:. Cruck Cottage Heritage Association. 7: 111:There is a frequent bus service to 14: 914:Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway 904:Villages in Dumfries and Galloway 313:. Dumfries and Galloway Council. 22:The Cruck Cottage at Torthorwald 271:Historic Environment Scotland. 249:Historic Environment Scotland. 221:Historic Environment Scotland. 176:Historic Environment Scotland. 57:. Torthorwald was erected as a 329:Dumfries and Galloway Standard 178:"Torthorwald, General (76180)" 1: 146:Historic Environment Scotland 150:"Torthorwald Castle (66156)" 930: 103:in their front gardens. 119:which closed in 1965. 23: 680:Colvend and Southwick 406:Dumfries and Galloway 357:55.089191°N 3.51447°W 117:Racks railway station 35:Dumfries and Galloway 21: 735:Kirkpatrick Irongray 41:on the A709 road to 547:Kirkpatrick-Fleming 362:55.089191; -3.51447 353: /  325:"Scarecrow Fun Day" 294:"The Cruck Cottage" 208:"Our United Parish" 730:Kirkpatrick Durham 642:Kirkcudbrightshire 66:Trinitarian Friars 51:Torthorwald Castle 24: 891: 890: 552:Kirkpatrick-Juxta 517:Hutton and Corrie 127:CANMORE  : 78:John Gibson Paton 29:is a village and 921: 395: 388: 381: 372: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 358: 354: 351: 350: 349: 346: 333: 332: 321: 315: 314: 312: 304: 298: 297: 290: 284: 283: 281: 279: 268: 262: 261: 259: 257: 246: 240: 239: 237: 235: 218: 212: 211: 204: 195: 194: 192: 190: 173: 167: 166: 164: 162: 142: 929: 928: 924: 923: 922: 920: 919: 918: 894: 893: 892: 887: 789: 636: 408: 399: 361: 359: 355: 352: 347: 344: 342: 340: 339: 337: 336: 331:. 11 July 2008. 323: 322: 318: 310: 306: 305: 301: 292: 291: 287: 277: 275: 270: 269: 265: 255: 253: 248: 247: 243: 233: 231: 220: 219: 215: 206: 205: 198: 188: 186: 175: 174: 170: 160: 158: 144: 143: 136: 125: 109: 97:listed building 59:burgh of barony 12: 11: 5: 927: 925: 917: 916: 911: 906: 896: 895: 889: 888: 886: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 799: 797: 791: 790: 788: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 646: 644: 638: 637: 635: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 418: 416: 410: 409: 402:Civil parishes 400: 398: 397: 390: 383: 375: 335: 334: 316: 299: 285: 263: 241: 213: 196: 168: 133: 132: 124: 121: 108: 105: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 926: 915: 912: 910: 909:Dumfriesshire 907: 905: 902: 901: 899: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 800: 798: 796: 792: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 715:Kirkcudbright 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 647: 645: 643: 639: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 419: 417: 415: 414:Dumfriesshire 411: 407: 403: 396: 391: 389: 384: 382: 377: 376: 373: 369: 366: 330: 326: 320: 317: 309: 303: 300: 295: 289: 286: 274: 267: 264: 252: 245: 242: 230: 229: 224: 217: 214: 209: 203: 201: 197: 185: 184: 179: 172: 169: 157: 156: 151: 147: 141: 139: 135: 131: 130: 122: 120: 118: 114: 106: 104: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 62: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 28: 20: 16: 795:Wigtownshire 685:Crossmichael 655:Balmaclellan 611: 432:Caerlaverock 338: 328: 319: 302: 288: 276:. 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civil parish
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries
Lochmaben
Kirkpatricks
Torthorwald Castle
motte
burgh of barony
Trinitarian Friars
Fail
Tinwald
John Gibson Paton
New Hebrides
cruck
thatched
listed building
scarecrows
Dumfries
Racks railway station
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Historic Environment Scotland
"Torthorwald Castle (66156)"
Canmore
"Torthorwald, General (76180)"
Canmore

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