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Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located north-north west of Kirkcudbright and east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Part of the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the 19th century,〔("Twynholm" ). ''Gazetteer for Scotland''. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕 today it is in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.〔("Twynholm" ). Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕 Twynholm was also a parish from medieval times until 1975, including the neighbouring parish of Kirkchrist from 1654.〔("Search results for twynholm" ). Scotland's Places. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕 The etymology of the name is uncertain. It may be from the British ''twyn'' (a bank or hillock) and the Saxon ''hame'' meaning home,〔Gordon, Rev. John ("The Parish of Twynholm" ) in The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton (1845) W. Blackwood and Sons. Page 37. Retrieved 3 January 2014.〕 or be of Scots derivation and mean "between the river banks".〔Blackie, Christina (1876) (''Etymological Geography'' ) Daldy, Isbister, & Company. Page 89. Retrieved 3 January 2014.〕 Former Formula One racing driver David Coulthard is from Twynholm.〔("Draught guidance: a kilt need underwear" ). ''Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-coudav.html )〕 There are a variety of listed buildings in the vicinity including the parish church〔("Twynholm Parish Church" ). Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕 and the ruins of the 16th century Cumstoun Castle.〔("Cumstoun Castle" ). Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2014.〕 ==See also== *List of places in Dumfries and Galloway 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「Twynholm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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