Glencaple
| Glencaple | |
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 Stone cairn in Glencaple, installed in celebration of the year 2000 | |
  Glencaple Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
| OS grid reference | NX996687 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUMFRIES |
| Postcode district | DG1 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Glencaple is a small settlement in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Situated on the banks of the River Nith, it once served as a port for nearby Dumfries. Glencaple is a Gaelic name meaning 'horse valley' from the words gleann 'narrow valley' and capall 'horse, mare'.[1][2]
Dumfries F.C. play their home matches at Norfolk Park in Glencaple. Glencaple is the home of the Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre.[3]
On 7 September 2012, Princess Alexandra opened the Caerlaverock Shop and Tearoom in Glencaple, accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfries, Jean Tulloch.[4] The tearoom is operated by Lady Mary Mumford, a former lady-in-waiting to Princess Alexandra, and her sister, Baroness Herries.[5]
References
- ^ Grant, Alison (2010). Macleod, Iseabail (ed.). The Pocket Guide to Scottish Place-Names. Glasgow: Richard Drew Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-899471-00-3. OCLC 759569647.
- ^ Johnson-Ferguson, Edward (1935). The Place-Names of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries: Courier Press. p. 7.
- ^ Canine Rescue Archived 23 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Caerlaverock gets the royal treatment Archived 8 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ North West Evening Mail: Princess to open café and shop Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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