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Elrig is a clachan or hamlet in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Located in the Machars peninsula, it is about 3 miles north of Port William.
Elrig Village
Elrig Loch crannog on the right
Gavin Maxwell
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Gavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He became most famous for Ring of Bright Water, which described his e
Elrig
…Galloway, Scotland. Located in the Machars peninsula, it is about 3 miles (5 km) north of Port William. Elrig is the birthplace of author and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, who was born at the House of Elrig. The house was built in 1912 for his parents Aymer and Lady Mary Maxwell by the architects John Stewart & George…
Gavin Maxwell
The "House of Elrig" – Gavin Maxwell's childhood home. Arylick farm to right and Elrig Loch in the background.
Coat of arms for the Maxwells of Monreith
Former HQ of The Island of Soay Shark Fisheries Ltd, started by Maxwell