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Crossmichael (Scottish Gaelic: ''Crois Mhìcheil'') is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken about north of Castle Douglas in Scotland. Crossmichael is also the name of the Civil Parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, in the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway. Crossmichael was first recorded in AD1164 when Galloway was an independent land. Crossmichael has a pub, a marina, and a church with a distinctive steeple. The A713 road runs through Crossmichael. It is on the 520 bus route. Townhead of Greenlaw is a mile to its south. The site of Greenlaw, Crossmichael, National Grid Reference (NGR): NX 74800 64500, is said to be a Roman burial ground, and occupies rising ground. A Roman fort once existed to the south near Glenlochar barrage. Sixteen other forts, mottes, stone circles and cairns all lie within 3 miles of Crossmichael. ==The Church== The village name comes from the ‘ Cross of St. Michael’ patron saint of the original church. The Parish of Crossmichael is recorded as far back as the 12th century. A building was believed to be present prior to AD1547 as the earliest tombstone in the churchyard bears that date. The present church building dates from 1751, but includes the distinctive round tower of earlier date. Some evidence suggests that the round tower was built around 1611 by Sir Robert Gordon of Greenlaw, Crossmichael Parish. The date on the bell (1611) in the round tower tends to confirm this. The Churchyard has Covenanters graves dating from the ‘ Killing Times ‘ of the 1680, a fine enriched Gordon monument (1757), a table stone with an acrostic epitaph to Rev Andrew Dick, and three war graves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crossmichael」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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