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Title: Location of Girth Head farm
Post by: PeteRae on Saturday 26 September 20 11:27 BST (UK)

Hi,
I'm trying to locate a Girth Head Farm, Wamphrey near Lockerbie. Can't seem to locate it on Google!
My maternal grandfather died there in 1963.
I can't even figure out why he was there as he lived on Main Street in Lockerbie?
Only thing I've got to connect him to any farm is that his mother's husband was a shepherd!?
Thank you in anticipation.
Pete

Title: Re: Location of Girth Head farm
Post by: ColC on Saturday 26 September 20 11:56 BST (UK)

There is a reference to Girth-Head, in the parish WAMPHRAY below.

(broken link)

Colin

Title: Re: Location of Girth Head farm
Post by: DonM on Saturday 26 September 20 12:01 BST (UK)

And another from Google

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200350606-girthead-farmhouse-wamphray#.X28fMWhKgnI

Don

Title: Re: Location of Girth Head farm
Post by: Kay99 on Saturday 26 September 20 12:08 BST (UK)

And the side by side with an aerial https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55.22400&lon=-3.40293&layers=168&right=BingHyb

Title: Re: Location of Girth Head farm
Post by: PeteRae on Thursday 08 October 20 14:27 BST (UK)

 :)thank you very much everyone....much appreciated.
Just need to go and pay a visit to see if they can shed any light on why my grandfather died there....
Cheers, Pete