In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Garvald like this:
Garvald or Garrel, an ancient parish and a burn in Dumfriesshire. The parish was annexed, about 1674, partly to Johnstone, chiefly to Kirkmichael; and it continues to give name to the two farms of Upper and Nether Garrel. Its church, rebuilt so late as 1617, stood on the right bank of Garvald Burn, 3¼ miles NE of Kirkmichael church; and now is represented by ruined walls and an enclosed burying-ground. ...
The burn, rising at an altitude of 1050 feet above sea-level, winds 7¼ miles south-south-eastward through all the length of the parish, till it glides into Ae Water, 2 miles NNW of Lochmaben. With a total descent of 860 feet, it forms a number of tiny cascades and cataracts, making in one place a fall of 18 feet over a mural rock.—Ord. Sur., sh. 10, 1864.
The location is that of Garvald Church, as more clearly shown on modern 1:25,000 maps.
Garvald through time
Garvald is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Garvald itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Garvald, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22372
Date accessed: 02nd May 2024
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