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Lands owned by Douglases in Galloway

Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Gall-Ghเidhealaibh [ˈkal̪ˠaɣəl̪ˠu]; Scots: Gallowa; Latin: Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

A native or inhabitant of Galloway is called a Gallovidian. The region takes its name from the Gall-Gเidheil, or "stranger Gaels", a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse descent who seem to have settled here in the 10th century.

While Clan Douglas did acquire lands and castles in Galloway over the centuries, their origins are not directly tied to that region. Clan Douglas is primarily a Lowland clan, with their heartland traditionally being in Lanarkshire and Angus. Their name itself comes from the Gaelic for "black water" and is associated with lands near the River Douglas in Lanarkshire.

There's a strong possibility the family originated from a Flemish knight named Theobald le Fleming who received the Douglas lands in the early 12th century. His son became the first to take the Douglas surname.
Galloway connections came later. The Douglases, like many ambitious families, expanded their holdings. They built Threave Castle, which stands on an island in the River Dee near Castle Douglas, and other Galloway properties.


•  Douglas of Airdoch David Douglas of Airdoch was the son of James, 8th Baron of Drumlanrig, who died 16 Oct 1615. Possibly Airdoch in Lanarkshire?
There is also an Airdoch/Ardoch in Dunbartonshire.

•  Douglas of Almorness
•  Douglas of Auchinshinnoch
•  Douglas of Baitford
•  Douglas of Balveny
•  Douglas of Borgue
•  Douglas of Brigend
•  Douglas of Broughton
•  Douglas of Cashoyle
•  Douglas of Castle Douglas
•  ouglas of Crae
•  Douglas of Craigmuie
•  Douglas of Dalkeith
•  Douglas of Drumlanrig
•  Douglas of Douglas
•  Douglas of Fingland
•  Douglas of Gelston
•  Douglas of Glenbervie
•  Douglas of Halfside
•  Douglas of Hawick
•  Douglas of Harrietmuir
•  Douglas of Kelhead
•  Douglas of Kilarvie
•  Douglas of Kirkandrews
•  Douglas of Leswalt
•  Douglas of Levinstoun
•  Douglas of Liddesdale
•  Douglas of Lincludden
•  Douglas of Lochleven
•  Douglas of Lockerbie
•  Douglas of Madenpany
•  Douglas of Morton
•  Douglas of Mouswald
•  Douglas of Nether Crae
•  Douglas of Netherlaw
•  Douglas of Newton Douglas
•  Douglas of Orchardtoun
•  Douglas of Over Linkins
•  Douglas of Penziere
•  Douglas of Pitendreich
•  Douglas of St Germain's
•  Douglas of Springwood Park
•  Douglas of Stainhouse
•  Douglas of Stenhouse
•  Douglas of Stow
•  Douglas of Summerhill
•  Douglas of Troquhain

Others:
•  Buittle (Botil)
•  Preston

Notes:
•  When searching through records or gravestones in Scotland, it is common to find a person described either 'of', a place or 'in' a place or 'at' a place. These words are of considerable importance and are still in legal use in Scotland.  Read more>>>

See also:

•  Lands in Galloway forfeited in 1456
•  Lands in the parish of Crossmichael transferred to John Murray of Lochmaben and [Sir Robert Gordon], laird of Lochinvar in 1617
•  The Douglas gazetteer

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Sources for this article include:
  • Lands and their Owners in Galloway; PH McKerlie; 1879

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