Dundrennan

Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery. The weapons testing establishment Dundrennan Range is also nearby.

Dundrennan Village - geograph.org.uk - 1349525

From 2001 until 2015 the Wickerman music festival was held on the nearby farm of East Kirkcarswell.

Dundrennan Air Crash

On July 18, 1944 at 12:15am, on a night training exercise from RAF Carlisle, Crosby-on-Eden, an RAF Beaufighter crashed into a house in the main street. Four members of the Hamilton family died along with the two airmen.

Their names are.

James Hamilton aged 35 and his wife Georgina aged 33, their children Henry aged 10 and Agnes aged 8.

(Daughter Georgina aged 12 survived.)

Also the 2 airmen who died in the crash.

F/S Henry Wiles (RAFVR) Aged 21 from Aldershot, buried at Aldershot Civilian Cemetery.

Sgt. Eric Young (RAFVR) Aged 21 from Huddersfield, plaque at Leeds Lawns Wood Crematorium.

Climate
Climate data for Dundrennan (113 m asl, averages 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)		 6.4
(43.5)		 8.0
(46.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 13.8
(56.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 17.8
(64.0)		 17.6
(63.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 12.3
(54.1)		 9.1
(48.4)		 6.7
(44.1)		 11.7
(53.0)
Average low °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)		 1.9
(35.4)		 2.9
(37.2)		 4.2
(39.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 9.5
(49.1)		 11.6
(52.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 9.9
(49.8)		 7.5
(45.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 2.4
(36.3)		 6.3
(43.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 102.7
(4.04)		 77.6
(3.06)		 95.4
(3.76)		 74.0
(2.91)		 67.5
(2.66)		 74.5
(2.93)		 82.8
(3.26)		 95.8
(3.77)		 99.4
(3.91)		 139.1
(5.48)		 118.8
(4.68)		 114.9
(4.52)		 1,142.5
(44.98)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 15.5 12.3 14.5 12.2 11.1 10.7 12.6 13.2 12.4 16.1 15.3 14.1 159.8
Source: Met Office[1]

See also

References
  1. "Dundrennan climate information". Met Office. Retrieved 29 March 2019.



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