Creetown, General
Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Creetown, General
Classification Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ferry Town Of Cree
Canmore ID 63308
Site Number NX45NE 14
NGR NX 47544 58897
NGR Description Centred NX 47544 58897
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkmabreck
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX45NE 14 centred 47544 58897
(NX 47544 58897) Creetown, formerly called the Ferry Town of Cree, and built in 1785, replaced a considerable village called CRETH where, in 1300, the English army rendezvoused. A few pre-1785 houses exist in the town.
G Chalmers 1824; NSA 1845.
