Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . called by Ptolemy Jena.^ On the 5th I left the Gatehouse, and going soon to theright, off from the road to Dumfries, came in five miles to asmall river called the Tarf, and in another mile to Tungland ^on the Dee, which is generally thought to be the Devaof Ptolemy, over which we jjassed on a fine bridge, builtout of the abbey, where the Parish church now is, with aSaxon doorcase to it. The abbey is entirely ruined, and greatpart of it was lately undermined for the sake of the stone. Itwas an abbey of l^rjemonstratenses, foimded by Fergus, Lord ofGalloway,

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Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . called by Ptolemy Jena.^ On the 5th I left the Gatehouse, and going soon to theright, off from the road to Dumfries, came in five miles to asmall river called the Tarf, and in another mile to Tungland ^on the Dee, which is generally thought to be the Devaof Ptolemy, over which we jjassed on a fine bridge, builtout of the abbey, where the Parish church now is, with aSaxon doorcase to it. The abbey is entirely ruined, and greatpart of it was lately undermined for the sake of the stone. Itwas an abbey of l^rjemonstratenses, foimded by Fergus, Lord ofGalloway, in the twelfth century. Two miles below this is atown and large castle called Kirkcudbriglit, connnonly calledKirkoubry. Here in the liarbour, at the mouth of the Dee, Fleet. ^ The three nionntains are distinguished in a local distich as— Caimsmuir o Fleet, Cairnsmuir o Dee,Cairnsmuir o Carsphairn, the biggest o a the three.^ Nith. • Cardonncss. Fleet bay, part of the Roman lena /listuarium. * Tongiieland. CAR 1)()NNKSS £.—Chimneypiece in Cardonness

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