What is "elrig"

Elrig ( Scottish Gaelic: An Eileirg, meaning the deer run) is a clachan in Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland. Located in the Machars peninsula, it is about north of Port William.

Elrig is the birthplace of author and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, who was born at the House of Elrig. His boyhood is recounted in The House of Elrig, published in 1965. The grounds of his family estate are open to the public, but the house is private with no public access.