Kirkpatrick-Juxta

Kirkpatrick-Juxta is a parish in Dumfries and Galloway on the A701, between Biggar, Moffat and Lockerbie. The parish straddles the main road A74 (M). It is primarily a rural parish. Its name means "the lands next to the church of St Patrick".

Kirkpatrick Juxta Church near Beattock

The parish church was built in 1798/1799 designed by John McCracken. It was remodelled and given a new interior in 1875 by James Barbour.[1]

The parish includes Beattock railway station, sections of the River Annan and Queensberry Hill.[2]

The ruins of Auchincass Casyle also lie in the parish.[3]

Notable Residents
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References
  1. https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/kirkpatrick-juxta/
  2. https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/DFS/KirkpatrickJuxta
  3. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/78360

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