CREEBRIDGE, a village, in the parish of Minnigaff,
stewartry of Kirkcudbright, a short distance
(E.) from Newton-Stewart; containing '262 inhabitants.
This place consists of a street of good houses, lately built
near a bridge over the Cree, and about a quarter of a
mile below the village of Minnigaff. The bridge, from
which it takes its name, is a handsome structure of
granite, of five arches, connecting the village with the
town of Newton-Stewart. The Cree rises on the border
of Ayrshire, and for several miles of its course is inconsiderable,
but, increased by tributary streams, it changes
its appearance, and pursuing its way through a beautiful
valley, empties itself into the bay of Wigtown. It is navigable
for some miles.