Elrig (Scottish Gaelic: An Eileirg, meaning "the deer run") is a clachan or hamlet in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

[1] The house was built in 1912 for his parents Aymer and Lady Mary Maxwell by the architects John Stewart & George Paterson.

[1] Between 1941 and 1946 Oscar Kokoschka and his wife Olda spent several weeks each summer with the new owner of House of Elrig, fellow refugee, Czech Professor Emil Korner.

[4] There are 18 councillors who run the region and the council meets each month at the Talla MhicShuail in Port William.

Elrig is in the 02 electoral district (Port William, Dumfries and Galloway) for the Comhairle na Roinne.