Crocketford (, also frequently ) also known as Ninemile Bar ( gd, Ath Crogaid), as it is approximately equidistant between Castle Douglas and Dumfries, is a village in the historical county of

Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative coun ...

in the

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Ki ...

council area near the boundary between Scotland and England. It is located on the A75 road around 9 miles west of Dumfries. Crocketford is one of only two settlements that are not bypassed by the A75 (along with

Springholm Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located west of Dumfries on the A75. The village has a primary school, which also serves for the local village of Kirkpatrick Dur ...

which is around 2 miles to the south-west). The

Buchanites The Buchanites were the late 18th-century followers of Elspeth Buchan, a Scottish woman who claimed to be the Woman Clothed with the Sun, one of the figures named in the Book of Revelation. History In 1783, Mrs Buchan, in her late 40s and the ...

were the followers of Elspeth Buchan, (1738-1791) who claimed to be the Woman Clad with the Sun from the

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book o ...

. After expulsion from Dumfriesshire they eventually settled at Newhouse in the village. A small burial ground at the property contained the remains of various members of the sect.

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Villages in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub