Place:Sanquhar (town), Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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NameSanquhar (town)
TypeVillage
Coordinates55.35°N 3.917°W
Located inDumfriesshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoSanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotlandparish in which the town of Sanquhar was located until 1975
Dumfries and Galloway Region, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
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Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in the former County of Dumfries in Scotland. It lies north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It was a Royal Burgh.

Sanquhar is notable for its tiny post office (established in 1712), claimed to be the oldest working post office in the world. It was also the place where the Covenanters, who opposed episcopalisation of the church, signed the Sanquhar Declaration renouncing their allegiance to the King, an event commemorated by a monument in the main street. The church of St. Brides contains a memorial to James Crichton, a 16th-century polymath. The ruins of Sanquhar Castle stand nearby.

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