{{Short description|Civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland}} thumb|right|Kettleholm village in the parish seen from the bridge over the Water of Milk '''St Mungo''' is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway located to the south of Lockerbie.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web | title=Parish of St Mungo from The Gazetteer for Scotland | website=Gazetteer for Scotland | url=https://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst1027.html | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> Kettleholm is a small village in the parish and the village has a public hall which in the past has organised a Christmas fayre.<ref name="DailyRecord">{{cite web | last=Grant | first=Jackie | title=Kettleholm Christmas Fayre is huge success | website=Daily Record | date=2021-12-17 | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/kettleholm-village-halls-christmas-fayre-25713170 | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>
The ''Water of Milk'' river runs through St Mungo and the River Annan borders the parish to the south.<ref name="Water">{{cite web | title=St Mungo's to Glenholm | url=https://info.dumgal.gov.uk/CorePathMaps/Walking/St-Mungos.pdf | access-date=2024-08-19| publisher=Dumfries and Galloway Council}}</ref> The main road through St Mungo is the B723 and the A74(M) lies to the east.
==History== The parish is medieval in origin, with the Old St Mungo's Parish Church recorded as belonging to the Bishop of Glasgow in 1174.<ref name="ChurchOld">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=66665 |num2=NY17NW 5 |desc=Kirkbank, Old St Mungo's Parish Church |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> The name of the parish dates to the 17th century when the parish adopted the name of the saint Saint Mungo.<ref name="ChurchOld"/>
The Old St Mungo's Parish Church was extensively remodelled in 1741 and was used until the 1840ss when it was replaced with a newer parish church, built 1843 near Kettleholm.<ref name="ChurchOld"/><ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB16885|desc=ST MUNGO PARISH CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND)|cat=B|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> This church was converted to the primary school in the 1870s and another replacement church, the current St Mungo Parish Church built in 1863.<ref name="ChurchOld"/> Ruins of the original old church remain, as does an extensive cemetery with 17th and 18th century headstones.<ref name="ChurchOld"/>
==Notable buildings== thumb|right|The parish church of St Mungo St Mungo Parish Church is a Category B listed church in the parish.<ref name="Church1">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=110221 |num2=NY17NW 43 |desc=Kettleholm, St Mungo Parish Church |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> It was designed by David Bryce in 1877 in the Scots Gothic style.<ref name="Church2">{{cite web | title=St Mungo Parish Church, Kettleholm | website=Scotlands Churches Trust | date=2017-09-24 | url=https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-mungo-parish-church-kettleholm/ | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> The church closed for services in December 2022.<ref name="Church2022">{{cite web | last=Reid | first=Fiona | title=Bell tolls for village church | website=DNG Online Limited | date=2022-12-24 | url=https://www.dng24.co.uk/bell-tolls-for-village-church/ | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>
Castlemilk is a 19th-century country house in the parish, also designed by David Bryce, in 1863.<ref name="House">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=83831 |num2=NY17NW 8 |desc=Castlemilk |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> A former owner of the house was Major R. Buchanan Jardine, M.C. and the house served as a hospital during the First World War.<ref name="House"/>
==Education== St Mungo Primary is a primary school in the parish currently partnered with Hightae Primary.<ref name="School">{{cite web | title=St Mungo Primary School | website=Dumfries and Galloway Council | date=2024-08-12 | url=https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15517/St-Mungo-Primary-School | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> The school is located in a former church, built 1843.<ref name="ChurchOld"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Civil parishes in Dumfries and Galloway}}
Category:Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway