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	Thomas Telford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It included the building of the Caledonian Canal along the Great Glen and redesign of sections of the Crinan Canal, some 920 miles of new roads, over a thousand new bridges (including the Craigellachie Bridge), numerous harbour improvements (including works at Aberdeen, Dundee, Peterhead, Wick, Portmahomack and Banff), and 32 new churches.
		Telford also undertook highway works in the Scottish Lowlands, including 184 miles of new roads and numerous bridges, ranging from a 112 ft (34 m) span stone bridge across the Dee at Tongueland in Kirkcudbright (1805-1806) to the 129 ft (39 m) tall Cartland Crags bridge near Lanark (1822).
		Telford was consulted in 1806 by the King of Sweden about the construction of a canal between Gothenburg and Stockholm.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Thomas_Telford (1169 words)

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		TONGUELAND (or Tungland), 2i M. by E., has interesting historical associations.
		It was the site of a Premonstratensian abbey built by Fergus, and it was here that Queen Mary rested in her flight from the field of Langside (May 13, 1568).
		The well near Tongueland bridge from which she drank still bears the name of the Queen's Well.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=37910&locale=en (452 words)

	Historical perspective for Kirkcudbright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Towards the N the scene is truly delightful, the banks of the Dee, from Tongueland to the sea, being rich in natural beauty.
		Kirkcudbright was anciently a burgh of regality, and held of the Douglases, Lords of Galloway, as superiors.
		The presbytery of Kirkcudbright comprises the quoad civilia parishes of Anwoth, Balmaclellan, Balmaghie, Borgue, Buittle, Carsphairn, Crossmichael, Dalry, Girthon, Kells, Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Parton, Rerwick, Tongueland, and Twynholm, and the quoad sacra parishes of Auchencairn, Castle-Douglas, and Corsock.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townhistory353.html (3073 words)

	Historical perspective for Dee, River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It thus has a total course of 38½ miles, during which it traverses or bounds the parishes of Minnigaff, Kells, Girthon, Balmaghie, Parton, Crossmichael, Kelton, Tongueland, Kirkcudbright, Twynholm, and Borgue, and during which it receives Cooran Lane, the Ken, and Tarf Water, with a number of lesser tributaries.
		It is navigable to Tongueland, or about 7 miles from the Solway; and it sometimes rises in freshets to 8 feet above its ordinary level.
		Its waters, particularly before their confluence with the Ken, are so mossy and dark-hued as to render its name of Dee or ` dark stream, ' and specially its duplicate name of Black Dee, entirely appropriate.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/features/featurehistory2881.html (620 words)

	Harveys Christmas Ale - Harvey & Son Ltd. - Beer Advocate
		I was amazed that after 20 min, swirling renewed the head.
		Tongueland: Sweet brown sugar front, hint of raisin, with a burnt toffee.
		Tongueland: Thick, chewy full body, almost velvety.Sweet brown sugar, gentle molasses, dark fruit.
	beeradvocate.com /beer/profile/164/2307/?sort=high&start=0 (1250 words)

	Thomas Telford info here at www.doublequick.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It included the hut of the Caledonian Canal the Great Glen und redesign of chunks of the Crinan Canal, some 920 miles of roads, shifted a bridges (including the Craigellachie Bridge), legion harbour improvements (including toils at Aberdeen, Dundee, Peterhead, Wick, Portmahomack und Banff), und 32 churches.
		Telford supplementary undertook highway toils in the Scottish Lowlands, inclusive of 184 miles of roads und legion bridges, ranging from a 112 ft (34 m) span stone bridge transversely the Dee at Tongueland in Kirkcudbright (1805-1806) to the 129 ft (39 m) tall Cartland Crags bridge nigh Lanark (1822).
		Telford was consulted in 1806 by the King of Sweden about the construction of a canal intervening Gothenburg und Stockholm.
	www.doublequick.info /it/who-pays-closing-costs/Thomas_Telford (1359 words)

	Thomas Telford info here at en.20of100c.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It included the superstructure of the Caledonian Canal the Great Glen redesign of gobs of the Crinan Canal, some 920 miles of brand-new roads, a brand-new bridges (including the Craigellachie Bridge), great harbour improvements (including functionings at Aberdeen, Dundee, Peterhead, Wick, Portmahomack Banff), 32 brand-new churches.
		Telford undertook highway functionings in the Scottish Lowlands, counting 184 miles of brand-new roads great bridges, ranging from a 112 ft (34 m) span stone bridge transversely the Dee at Tongueland in Kirkcudbright (1805-1806) to the 129 ft (39 m) tall Cartland Crags bridge hot Lanark (1822).
		Telford was consulted in 1806 by the King of Sweden about the construction of a canal halfway Gothenburg Stockholm.
	en.20of100c.info /Thomas_Telford (1391 words)

	Telford, The Life of Thomas Telford - CHAPTER VII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Another of our engineer's early stone bridges, which may be mentioned in this place, was erected by him in 1805, over the river Dee at Tongueland in the county of Kirkcudbright.
		It is a bold and picturesque bridge, situated in a lovely locality.
		From Tongueland Hill, in the immediate vicinity of the bridge, there is a view well worthy of a painter's eye, and which is not inferior in beauty and magnificence to any in Scotland."
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/biography/TheLifeofThomasTelford/chap13.html (4146 words)

	Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		There are two sketch maps of Northern Scotland and Southern Scotland to assist readers.
		Note that some spellings (for example, Tongueland = Tongland) which vary from modern usage.
		Copies of original design elevations by Telford are linked to many of those bridges referred to in the text.
	www.dalbeattie.com /moffat/thomas-telford/works.html (238 words)

	Memoirs of the Puritans - Samuel Rutherford
		The life and death of Rev. Samuel Rutherford.
		THIS greatly experienced Christian, and celebrated divine, was born of respectable parents in the parish of Tongueland, near Kirkcudbright.
		Some time after this he was settled in the parish of Anworth, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, by means of the then viscount Kenmure, and without any acknowledgment of, or engagement to, the bishops.
	www.apuritansmind.com /PuritanArticles/MemoirsPuritans/MemoirsPuritansSamuelRutherford.htm (3308 words)

	Guide to Kirkcudbright and Gatehouse of Fleet
		Presently, at Buckland Bridge, we enter the Kirkland Road, and bearing to the right soon get back to Kirkcudbright.
		Tongland, or Tongueland, as it is sometimes spelt, is situate a little over two miles northeast of Kirkcudbright, and is accessible by a good main road which, a little way out of the town, is carried across the Dee by Telford's Bridge.
		Higher up is the picturesque Old Bridge, near to which are the placid depths of the Linn Pool, and the "rapids "called the "Doachs" - both worthy subjects for the photographer's plate.
	www.old-kirkcudbright.net /pages/guide.asp (3351 words)

	Images Of Cumbria - Annals of the Solway
		But between Sarkfoot and the mouth of the Kirtle an essential contrast asserts itself.
		Here is no alluvial swampy tongueland: here is unmistakable hard ground, over which not the highest and wildest tide can prevail, for the low undulating knolls stand above sea level.
		Of a firm gravelly structure, their character and position are just such as to render them the natural objective of a passage from Rockcliffe or Burgh by Sands, for they are the first and nearest solid land.
	www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk /cumbria/solway_f.html (15009 words)

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