Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway
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Thornhill is a town in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries.
It has a population of roughly 2,000 people and was formally founded in 1664 as a burgh of barony, although the town itself is considerably older. In the 18th century it was developed as an estate village for nearby Drumlanrig Castle.
Thornhill has a monument to Joseph Thomson, who lived in neighbouring Penpont and Gatelawbridge, and a column topped by a winged horse, the emblem of the Queensberry family, in the centre of the town.
The school, Wallace Hall Academy, was founded in 1723 by a merchant in Glasgow and native of Closeburn, John Wallace. Alumni include the golfer Andrew Coltart.
Thornhill is renowned for the excellent fishing in the nearby rivers.