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 Twelve Apostles stone circle | |
  Holywood Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
| OS grid reference | NX950797 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUMFRIES |
| Postcode district | DG2 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Holywood is a village and civil parish in the historical county of DumfriesshireinDumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village of Holywood was developed in the mid twentieth century.[1] In 1949 eighteen houses were built by the county council and followed shortly after by another 38.[2]
Holywood was the site of a Premonstratensian abbey which was established in 1225 and dissolved in 1609.[3][4] The abbey was dismantled and used to build the parish church in 1778.[3] No remains are now visible.[3]
The site of Holywood Abbey was previously called Dercongal, 'Congal's oak-copse'.[5] The name Holywood refers to this oak-copse.[5] The saint commemorated in this name may be Convallus, disciple of Saint Mungo.[5] However, there are a number of other saints to whom the dedication could apply.[6] The surrounding landscape has several prehistoric monuments, including two cursuses and the Twelve Apostles stone circle,[7] which suggests a continuity of sacred or administrative tradition in the area.[8]
The parish previously had three schools: Speddoch, Steilston and Holywood, near the village.[9] The current school building was built in 1967.[1] Its catchment includes the Woodlands area of Dumfries and part of the catchment of Auldgirth Primary School, which closed in 2000.[10]
Holywood railway station opened as Killylung in 1849 but was renamed Holywood within a year and closed in 1949.
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