List of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
, Scotland
.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland
, an executive agency
of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.
The council area
of Dumfries and Galloway covers 6426 square kilometres (2,481.1 sq mi), and has a population of around 148,600. There are 224 Category A listed buildings in the area.
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
, Scotland
Scotland
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In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
, an executive agency
Executive agency
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of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.
The council area
Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as "councils"...
of Dumfries and Galloway covers 6426 square kilometres (2,481.1 sq mi), and has a population of around 148,600. There are 224 Category A listed buildings in the area.
Listed buildings
Name | Location | Grid ref.Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system British national grid reference system The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude.... used by the Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with... . • • |
Notes | HB Number The "HB Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building by Historic Scotland Historic Scotland Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:... . |
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Rusco Tower | Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Early 16th-century tower house | 3299 | ||
Ardwall House | Anwoth Anwoth Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright, in South West Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth lies a mile to the west of Gatehouse of Fleet.... |
18th-century country house | 3302 | ||
Anwoth Old Church, Gordon Tomb and Churchyard | Anwoth Anwoth Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright, in South West Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth lies a mile to the west of Gatehouse of Fleet.... |
Ruins of 17th-century church, and early Renaissance monument to the Gordon family, circa 1620 | 3309 | ||
Barscobe Castle Barscobe Castle Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648. The L-plan tower was constructed using stone taken from Threave Castle. The main block is three... |
Balmaclellan Balmaclellan Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland... |
17th-century L-plan tower house, with later additions | 3310 | ||
Ironmacannie Mill | Ironmacannie, Balmaclellan Balmaclellan Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland... |
18th- and 19th-century grain mill, with much surviving machinery | 3315 | ||
Ken Bridge | New Galloway New Galloway New Galloway is a town in Dumfries and Galloway Region, southwest Scotland. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, a mile north of the end of Loch Ken... , carrying the A712 over the Water of Ken Water of Ken The Water of Ken is a river in Galloway, south-west Scotland. It rises on Blacklorg Hill, north-east of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn in the Carsphairn hills, and flows south-westward into the Glenkens valley, passing through Carsfad and Earlstoun lochs, both of which are dammed to supply the Galloway... |
Five-arch granite bridge by John Rennie, 1821 | 3316 | ||
Millhouse Bridge Listed twice | Millhousebridge Millhousebridge Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.... , over the River Annan River Annan The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and... |
30 metres (98.4 ft) single-span stone arch bridge | 3324, 9954 | ||
Old Tollbar Cottage | Dinwoodie, Johnstonebridge Johnstonebridge Johnstonebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie, and lies on the A74 motorway. The Annandale Water Services on the motorway are in Johnstonebridge; prior to the construction of the motorway there were services on the old A74 road... |
Toll house of 1822 by Thomas Telford Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:... |
3327 | ||
Jardine Hall Stable Block | Millhousebridge Millhousebridge Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.... |
Large quadrangular stable block of 1825, possibly by James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin... ; Jardine Hall demolished 1964 |
3340 | ||
Jardine Hall, Walled Garden and Gateways | Millhousebridge Millhousebridge Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.... |
Gardens of circa 1820, possibly by James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin... ; Jardine Hall demolished 1964 |
3341 | ||
Buittle Bridge, (also known as Craignair Bridge) | Dalbeattie Dalbeattie Dalbeattie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland.Dalbeattie is situated in a wooded valley on the Urr Water east of Castle Douglas and south west of Dumfries... , carrying the A711 over the Urr Water Urr Water Urr Water or River Urr is a river in southwest Scotland.Entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, the Urr Water originates at Glenlair, and flows southwards for thirty miles from Loch Urr to its outflow into the Solway Firth at Rough Firth... |
Single-arch stone bridge built 1797 | 3364 | ||
Buittle Old Church | Buittle Buittle Buittle is an ecclesiastical and former civil parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in the South West of Scotland.-History:The name is ancient, as it is derived from the Northumbrian term boðl, settlement or Hamlet. Northumbrian expansion into what was the kingdoms of Rheged and Strathclyde in... |
Ruins of 13th- and 14th-century church | 3365 | ||
Rammerscales House | Hightae, Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... |
Palladian mansion of circa 1760 | 3378 | ||
Corseyard Farm | Borgue Borgue, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Borgue is a village in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet.-Notable people from Borgue:... |
Italianate model dairy steading, built 1914 with elaborate finishes | 3381 | ||
Orchardton Tower Orchardton Tower Orchardton Tower, is a ruined tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It is located 4 miles south of Dalbeattie, and 1 mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish. It is remarkable as the only round tower house in Scotland... |
Palnackie Palnackie Palnackie is a village in the Parish of Buittle, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Scotland. Since 1995 it has been in Dumfries and Galloway Council Administrative Region.It has a population of around 150.... |
15th-century cylindrical tower, the only one known in Scotland | 3387 | ||
Borgue Old House | Borgue Borgue, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Borgue is a village in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet.-Notable people from Borgue:... |
Roofless house of 17th century | 3393 | ||
Plunton Castle | Borgue Borgue, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Borgue is a village in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet.-Notable people from Borgue:... |
Roofless mid 16th-century L-plan tower house | 3403 | ||
Threave Castle Threave Castle Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 km west of Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... |
Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... , on an island in the River Dee River Dee, Galloway The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The... |
Later 14th-century stronghold of the Black Douglases Earl of Douglas This page is concerned with the holders of the extinct title Earl of Douglas and the preceding feudal barons of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The title was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland... |
3408 | ||
Hensol House | Parton | Country house of 1822 by Robert Lugar Robert Lugar Robert Lugar , was an English architect and engineer in the Industrial Revolution.Although born in Colchester, England, Lugar carried out much of his most important work in Scotland and Wales, where he was employed by several leading industrialists to design grand houses such as Balloch Castle and... |
3415 | ||
Hensol House, The Lainshaw Sundial | Parton | Later 17th-century sundial, moved here from Lainshaw estate in Ayrshire | 3416 | ||
Shillahill Bridge | Carries the A709 over the River Annan River Annan The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and... between Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... and Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census... |
Mid 19th-century five-arch bridge | 3453 | ||
Dalton Old Parish Church | Dalton Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway The village of Dalton is a small settlement about 10 miles southeast of Dumfries and 4 miles south of Lockerbie.The village has an 18th-century church, one of its past ministers being The Rev. John W. Morris MA, who is buried near the southern boundary of the church... |
Early classical church of circa 1700, now roofless | 3455 | ||
Denbie House | Dalton Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway The village of Dalton is a small settlement about 10 miles southeast of Dumfries and 4 miles south of Lockerbie.The village has an 18th-century church, one of its past ministers being The Rev. John W. Morris MA, who is buried near the southern boundary of the church... |
Early 19th-century country house | 3469 | ||
Denbie, Dovecot | Dalton Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway The village of Dalton is a small settlement about 10 miles southeast of Dumfries and 4 miles south of Lockerbie.The village has an 18th-century church, one of its past ministers being The Rev. John W. Morris MA, who is buried near the southern boundary of the church... |
Octagonal dovecote dated 1775 | 3470 | ||
Bonshaw Tower and House | Kirtlebridge Kirtlebridge Kirtlebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. It is located north-east of Annan, north-west of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, and south of Eaglesfield... |
Mid 16th century tower house with 1770 country house and later additions | 3489 | ||
Brydekirk Bridge | Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom located approximately 2.5 miles north of Annan. The village sits adjacent to the River Annan, and was the concept of the Paisley Dirom family of Mount Annan and building started about 1822... over the River Annan River Annan The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and... |
Three-arch road bridge of 1817 | 3494 | ||
Gilnockie Bridge | Hollows, Canonbie Canonbie Canonbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it... , over the River Esk River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway.... |
Two-arch stone bridge built 1793 | 3504 | ||
Byreburnfoot Bridge and Embankment | Hollows, Canonbie Canonbie Canonbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it... , over the Byre Burn |
Single-span stone bridge of 1850 | 3520 | ||
Hollows or Gilnockie Tower Gilnockie Tower Gilnockie Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located at the hamlet of Hollows, 2.3 km north of Canonbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The tower is situated on the west bank of the River Esk. It was originally known as Hollows Tower... |
Hollows, Canonbie Canonbie Canonbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it... |
16th-century tower house, restored in 1980; unusual beacon tower | 3527 | ||
Cruck-framed building | Priorslynn, Canonbie Canonbie Canonbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it... |
Later 18th-century clay-walled and cruck-framed agricultural building | 3531 | ||
Riddings Junction Viaduct Also in England, listed at grade II*, http://lbonline.english-heritage.org.uk/BuildingDetailsForm.aspx?id=461958&search=y | Rowanburn Rowanburn Rowanburn is a hamlet in Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, in southern Scotland, near Canonbie, and about 5 miles south-east of Langholm. It is administered by Dumfries and Galloway Council.... , over Liddel Water Liddel Water Liddel Water is a river running through southern Scotland and northern England, for much of its course forming the border between the two countries, and was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands.... |
Nine-arch railway viaduct built 1864, now disused | 3533 | ||
Tarrasfoot Tile Works | Tarrasfoot, Canonbie Canonbie Canonbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it... |
19th- and early 20th-century tile works, now disused | 3535 | ||
Hoddom Castle Hoddom Castle Hoddom Castle is a large tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, south Scotland. It is located by the River Annan, south-west of Ecclefechan and the same distance north-west of Brydekirk in the parish of Cummertrees... |
Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom located approximately 2.5 miles north of Annan. The village sits adjacent to the River Annan, and was the concept of the Paisley Dirom family of Mount Annan and building started about 1822... |
16th-century tower house with 17th- and 19th-century additions | 3558 | ||
Repentance Tower Repentance Tower Repentance Tower is a 16th Century tower house situated near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Built in 1565 by John Maxwell, it served as a watchtower for Hoddom Castle. The tower takes its name from an inscription above the door.-References:... |
Hoddom Castle, Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom located approximately 2.5 miles north of Annan. The village sits adjacent to the River Annan, and was the concept of the Paisley Dirom family of Mount Annan and building started about 1822... |
16th-century tower house | 3570 | ||
Kinmount House Kinmount House Kinmount House is a 19th-century country house in Dumfries and Galloway, south Scotland. It is located west of Annan in the parish of Cummertrees. The house was designed by Sir Robert Smirke for the Marquess of Queensberry, and completed in 1820... |
Cummertrees Cummertrees Cummertrees is a coastal village and parish of Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies about a mile inland, on the Pow Water, twelve miles from Dumfries, and three from Annan.-History:... |
Country house of 1820, by Robert Smirke Robert Smirke (architect) Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture his best known building in that style is the British Museum, though he also designed using other architectural styles... |
3582 | ||
Earlstoun Castle | Earlstoun, St John's Town of Dalry | L-plan tower-house, circa 1700 | 3624 | ||
Grennan Mill | St John's Town of Dalry | 18th- and 19th-century water mill with intact machinery | 3625 | ||
Crossmichael Parish Church | Crossmichael Crossmichael Crossmichael is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken about north of Castle Douglas in Scotland. Historically in Kirkcudbrightshire, it is now in the Dumfries and Galloway council area.... |
Church of 1751 with 16th- or 17th-century tower | 3698 | ||
Crossmichael Church, Gordon Memorial | Crossmichael Crossmichael Crossmichael is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken about north of Castle Douglas in Scotland. Historically in Kirkcudbrightshire, it is now in the Dumfries and Galloway council area.... |
18th-century classical burial enclosure | 3699 | ||
Glenlochar Bridge | Glenlochar Glenlochar Glenlochar is a small hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie, Dumfries and Galloway. Glenlochar is located one and a half miles south of Balmaghie Kirk and three miles north of Castle Douglas.... |
Five-arch stone bridge circa 1797 | 3706 | ||
Greenlaw House | Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... |
18th-century classical villa, gutted by fire in the 1980s | 3708 | ||
Southwick Home Farm | Caulkerbush, Southerness Southerness Southerness is a small coastal village in the South West of Scotland. Southerness is located approximately south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and Kirkbean. The town today is mainly a tourist village and has for many years had a large number of static caravans, some private and many rented to... |
Large, well-preserved 19th-century steading and water mill | 3723 | ||
Stapleton Tower | Dornock Dornock Dornock is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway, situated about one mile west of Eastriggs and two miles east of Annan. Dornock is built on land which is 10 to 20 metres above sea level. Dornock Burn runs east of the village and the railway between Annan and Gretna is north of the... |
16th-century tower house | 3782 | ||
Dornock House, old farmhouse and steading | Dornock Dornock Dornock is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway, situated about one mile west of Eastriggs and two miles east of Annan. Dornock is built on land which is 10 to 20 metres above sea level. Dornock Burn runs east of the village and the railway between Annan and Gretna is north of the... |
18th-century farmstead complex | 3792 | ||
Caerlaverock Castle Caerlaverock Castle Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle, built in the 13th century, in the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve area at the Solway Firth, south of Dumfries in the southwest of Scotland. In the Middle Ages it was owned by the Maxwell family. Today, the castle is in the care of Historic... |
Caerlaverock Caerlaverock Caerlaverock is an area to the south of Dumfries and to the west of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Caerlaverock NNR is a National Nature Reserve in the care of Scottish Natural Heritage.... |
Substantial remains of late 13th-century moated castle | 3799 | ||
Ladyfield West (formerly Hannayfield) | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Villa of 1830 by Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... |
3829 | ||
Crichton Royal Hospital, Crichton Hall | The Crichton, Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Hospital building by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... , opened 1839 with later additions |
3839 | ||
Durisdeer Parish Church and Queensberry Mausoleum | Durisdeer Durisdeer Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north of Thornhill, above the Carron Water, a tributary of the Nith.... |
Church of 1720 by James Smith James Smith (architect) James Smith was a Scottish architect, who pioneered the Palladian style in Scotland. He was described by Colen Campbell, in his Vitruvius Britannicus , as "the most experienced architect of that kingdom".-Biography:... , adjacent mausoleum to Duke of Queensberry Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry... with sculpture by John Van Nost |
3856 | ||
Drumlanrig Castle Drumlanrig Castle Drumlanrig Castle sits on the Queensberry Estate in Scotland's Dumfries and Galloway.The Castle is the Dumfriesshire family home to the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry... |
Carronbridge Carronbridge Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately north of Thornhill. To the west of the village the Carron Water flows into the River Nith... , Thornhill Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries.A monument to the explorer Joseph Thomson , who lived in neighbouring Penpont and Gatelawbridge, can be found close to the school... |
Courtyard castle remodelled 1689, probably to design of Robert Mylne | 3886 | ||
Wallacehall Assessment Centre (former Academy and Schoolhouse) | Closeburn Closeburn, Dumfries and Galloway Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119,... |
18th-century school house | 3953 | ||
Auldgirth Bridge | Auldgirth Auldgirth Auldgirth is a village on the A76 road in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Auldgirth village features 'The Auldgirth Inn', 'Auldgirth Stores' and the former Auldgirth Primary School. Originally inhabitants of Auldgirth located to the scheme, situated next to the A76, but in recent years this has... |
Three-arch road bridge of 1782 by David Henderson | 3966 | ||
Dalgonar Bridge | Dunscore Dunscore Dunscore is a small village which lies northwest of Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It has a population of about 150 people.... , over Cairn Water |
Single-arch stone bridge dated 1818 | 4227 | ||
Dunscore Parish Church | Dunscore Dunscore Dunscore is a small village which lies northwest of Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It has a population of about 150 people.... |
Gothic church of 1824 by James Thomson of Dumfries | 4230 | ||
Ellisland Farm | Auldgirth Auldgirth Auldgirth is a village on the A76 road in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Auldgirth village features 'The Auldgirth Inn', 'Auldgirth Stores' and the former Auldgirth Primary School. Originally inhabitants of Auldgirth located to the scheme, situated next to the A76, but in recent years this has... |
1788 farm built for the poet Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide... , now a museum |
4232 | ||
Crichton Farm | The Crichton, Dumfries | Extensive industrial farm complex, built 1893 | 6693 | ||
Crichton Memorial Church | The Crichton, Dumfries | Large Gothic church of 1897, by Sydney Mitchell Sydney Mitchell Arthur George Sydney Mitchell was a Scottish architect. He designed a large number of bank branches, country houses, churches and church halls... and Wilson |
6695 | ||
Drumcoltran Tower Drumcoltran Tower Drumcoltran Tower is a late 16th Century tower house situated near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway.-References:* Coventry, Martin The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1899874267... |
Kirkgunzeon | Early 16th-century L-plan tower house | 9673 | ||
Hills Tower | Cargenbridge Cargenbridge Cargenbridge is a hamlet located in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom southwest of Dumfries.... |
16th-century tower house and 18th-century house | 9715 | ||
Duchess Bridge | Langholm Lodge, over the River Esk River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway.... , Langholm Langholm Langholm , also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the River Esk and the A7 road.- History:... |
Cast-iron bridge built 1813, probably the earliest existing iron bridge in Scotland | 9734 | ||
Knocknalling Barn | Knocknalling, St John's Town of Dalry | Mid 19th-century stone barn with triangular vents | 9746 | ||
Milnholm Farmhouse and Steading | Langholm Langholm Langholm , also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the River Esk and the A7 road.- History:... |
Later 19th-century farm and steading | 9763 | ||
Skipper's Bridge (A7 Over River Esk) | Langholm Langholm Langholm , also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the River Esk and the A7 road.- History:... , carrying the A7 over the River Esk River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway.... |
Three-arch road bridge of circa 1700 | 9764 | ||
Mossknowe House | Kirkpatrick Fleming | Palladian mansion of unusual composition, dated 1767 | 9799 | ||
Springkell House | Eaglesfield Eaglesfield Eaglesfield is a small town in south east Dumfriesshire , Scotland. It is not far from the English Border.-History:Eaglesfield is of ancient origin, and Blacket Tower is the former seat of an old Borders family... |
Palladian mansion dated 1734 | 9805 | ||
Wyseby, former stables with dovecot | Kirtlebridge Kirtlebridge Kirtlebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. It is located north-east of Annan, north-west of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, and south of Eaglesfield... |
Mid 18th-century stables and early 19th century dovecot | 9808 | ||
Graham of Mossknowe burial enclosure | Kirkpatrick Fleming Parish Churchyard, Kirkpatrick Fleming | Later 17th-century Renaissance burial enclosure | 9813 | ||
Douglas Mausoleum, near to Kelton Parish Church | Kelton | Pyramidal mausoleum, built circa 1820 for James Douglas | 9835 | ||
Gelston Castle | Gelston, Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... |
Country house in Adam castellated style, 1805, attributed to Richard Crichton, now derelict | 9836 | ||
Old Bridge of Dee | Bridge of Dee, Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... , over the River Dee River Dee, Galloway The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The... |
18th-century four-arch bridge | 9838 | ||
Craigielands House | Beattock Beattock The village of Beattock is located in the southern lowlands of Scotland, and lies within the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is surrounded by the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta. It was an important stabling point for horses in the olden days with a coach house at one end of the village... |
Greek-revival villa by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... , 1817 |
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Cally Palace Hotel, formerly Cally House Cally Palace Cally Palace, formerly known as Cally House, is an 18th-century country house in Dumfries & Galloway, in the south west of Scotland. The house is now a four star country house hotel and golf resort. It is located south of Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... |
Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Classically-detailed country house, built 1765 by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
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Girthon Old Kirk | Girthon, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Remains of 17th-century church | 9859 | ||
Raehills House | St Ann's, Johnstonebridge Johnstonebridge Johnstonebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie, and lies on the A74 motorway. The Annandale Water Services on the motorway are in Johnstonebridge; prior to the construction of the motorway there were services on the old A74 road... |
18th-century mansion by Alexander Stevens, remodelled in 1834 by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... |
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The Old Brig Inn | Beattock Beattock The village of Beattock is located in the southern lowlands of Scotland, and lies within the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is surrounded by the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta. It was an important stabling point for horses in the olden days with a coach house at one end of the village... |
Coaching inn of 1821 by Thomas Telford Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:... |
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Hutton and Corrie Parish Church | Boreland Boreland Boreland is the name of two small villages in Scotland, one of them in Dumfries and Galloway, which is located in the Eskdale valley about 7 miles north of Lockerbie on the B723 road to Eskdalemuir, and the other in Perthshire.- References:... |
Early 18th-century church | 9911 | ||
Corsewall Lighthouse Corsewall Lighthouse Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The definition of the name Corsewall is the place or well of the Cross.-History:In 1814, a Kirkman... |
Corsewall Point, Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
Lighthouse and keeper's house 1815 by Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:... , 1889 additions by David Alan Stevenson David Alan Stevenson David Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built twenty six lighthouses in and around Scotland.Born into the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, son of David Stevenson, brother of Charles Stevenson, and nephew of Thomas Stevenson, he was educated at Edinburgh University... |
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Kinnel Bridge | Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... , B7020 over Kinnel Water |
18th-century three-arch road bridge, widened in 19th century | 9950 | ||
Spedlins Tower | Millhousebridge Millhousebridge Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.... |
15th-century tower house, remodelled circa 1605, and restored in the 1980s | 9965 | ||
Elshieshields Tower | Elshieshields, Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... |
16th-century L-plan tower house and early 18th-century house | 9970 | ||
Halleaths Former Stables | Halleaths, Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... |
Large stable court dated 1843, in the style of Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... |
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Hoddom Bridge | Hoddom, Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom located approximately 2.5 miles north of Annan. The village sits adjacent to the River Annan, and was the concept of the Paisley Dirom family of Mount Annan and building started about 1822... , over River Annan River Annan The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and... |
18th-century three-arch stone bridge | 10026 | ||
Shortrig Windmill Tower, Horsemill and Steading | Shortrigg, Ecclefechan Ecclefechan Ecclefechan is a small village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway.Ecclefechan lay in the early middle ages within the British kingdom of Rheged, and the name is derived from the Brythonic for "small church"... |
18th-century windmill, early 19th-century horse-mill, and 18th-19th-century courtyard steading | 10041 | ||
Arched House including Carlyle's Birthplace | Ecclefechan Ecclefechan Ecclefechan is a small village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway.Ecclefechan lay in the early middle ages within the British kingdom of Rheged, and the name is derived from the Brythonic for "small church"... High Street |
18th-century pair of houses, including the birthplace of writer Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was... |
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Kirkcowan Parish Church | Kirkcowan Kirkcowan Kirkcowan is a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is situated in the north of the Machars peninsula, about 7 miles south south west of Newton Stewart.... |
Gothic church built 1834 | 10066 | ||
Craichlaw House | Craighlaw, Kirkcowan Kirkcowan Kirkcowan is a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is situated in the north of the Machars peninsula, about 7 miles south south west of Newton Stewart.... |
16th-century tower house and adjoining 19th-cnetury Baronial mansion by Wardrop and Brown | 10076 | ||
Barholm Castle Barholm Castle Barholm Castle is a tower house located five miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The tower dates back to the late 15th century, and has been recently restored from a roofless state into a family home. Located at , Barholm was a stronghold of a... |
Barholm, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
17th-century L-plan tower house, restored in the early 21st century | 10093 | ||
Carsluith Castle Carsluith Castle Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay on the Galloway coast of south-west Scotland, around south east of Creetown.-History:... |
Carsluith, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Late 15th-century tower house with later additions | 10104 | ||
Baldoon Castle Gatepiers | Bladnoch River Bladnoch The Bladnoch is a river in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson's work A Large Description of Galloway written in the 17th century... , Wigtown Wigtown Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in the Machars of Galloway in the south west of Scotland. It lies south of Newton Stewart and east of Stranraer. It has a population of about 1,000... |
Mid 17th-century Renaissance gatepiers | 10109 | ||
Old Place of Monreith, or Dowies | Monreith, Glasserton Glasserton ‘’’Glasserton’’’ is a parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is thought that the name derives from the Saxon for “bare hill”. It is located near Whithorn and includes the village of Monrieth, the area called Kirkmaiden and two mansions, namely Glasserton Park and Physgill, together with... |
Early 17th-century tower house of unusual plan, restored in 19th century and in 1980s | 10123 | ||
Ravenstone Castle | Drumjin, Whithorn Whithorn Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa : the 'White [or 'Shining'] House', built by Saint Ninian about 397.-Eighth and twelfth centuries:A... |
16th-century L-plan tower house with later additions, now derelict | 10133 | ||
Glasserton Parish Church | Glasserton Glasserton ‘’’Glasserton’’’ is a parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is thought that the name derives from the Saxon for “bare hill”. It is located near Whithorn and includes the village of Monrieth, the area called Kirkmaiden and two mansions, namely Glasserton Park and Physgill, together with... |
18th-century church, with 19th-century tower and session house | 10137 | ||
Craigcaffie Tower | Craigcaffie, Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
16th-century tower house, restored in 1983 | 10164 | ||
Lochryan House | Cairnryan Cairnryan Cairnryan is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan. The village has been of vital importance in maritime history.-Ferry Port:... |
Early 18th-century mansion with 19th-century alterations | 10168 | ||
Lochinch Castle | Lochinch Estate, Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy is a village three miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.There is a castle there - indeed there are two. Castle Kennedy itself was burned down in the eighteenth century and remains a ruin to this day, the owner deciding to build Lochinch Castle as a replacement... |
Baronial mansion by Brown and Wardrop, 1868 | 10179 | ||
Castle Kennedy | Lochinch Estate, Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy is a village three miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.There is a castle there - indeed there are two. Castle Kennedy itself was burned down in the eighteenth century and remains a ruin to this day, the owner deciding to build Lochinch Castle as a replacement... |
Remains of early 17th-century tower house, burned down 1716 | 10181 | ||
Old Bridge of Urr Mill | Old Bridge of Urr, Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located north of Castle Douglas. The village was developed in the late 18th century as a handloom weaving centre, within the existing parish of the same name. The present church was built in 1850 by... |
Water mill with rare surviving timber-framed water wheel | 10191 | ||
Fourmerkland Tower | Fourmerkland, Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Late 16th-century tower house | 10204 | ||
West Gallaberry Farm Steading and Horsemill | Kirkton, Locharbriggs Locharbriggs Locharbriggs is a former village which has expanded greatly to become a major suburb of Dumfries. Its population in the 2001 census was 5,530 and it has further expanded since then... |
Early 19th-century steading courtyard | 10218 | ||
Blackwood House Former Stables | Auldgirth Auldgirth Auldgirth is a village on the A76 road in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Auldgirth village features 'The Auldgirth Inn', 'Auldgirth Stores' and the former Auldgirth Primary School. Originally inhabitants of Auldgirth located to the scheme, situated next to the A76, but in recent years this has... |
18th-century stable courtyard with dovecot tower | 10244 | ||
Capenoch House | Penpont Penpont Penpont is a small village in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, two miles west of Thornhill.It is situated near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands, and has a population of roughly 400 people... |
Baronial mansion completed in 1868 by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... |
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Kilneiss House | Moniaive Moniaive Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley... |
Arts and Crafts cottage by John James Burnet John James Burnet Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England... for the artist James Paterson |
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Carnsalloch House | Kirkton, Locharbriggs Locharbriggs Locharbriggs is a former village which has expanded greatly to become a major suburb of Dumfries. Its population in the 2001 census was 5,530 and it has further expanded since then... |
Palladian mansion house dated 1759 | 10300 | ||
Carnsalloch Chapel at The Mount | Kirkton, Locharbriggs Locharbriggs Locharbriggs is a former village which has expanded greatly to become a major suburb of Dumfries. Its population in the 2001 census was 5,530 and it has further expanded since then... |
Small Gothic chapel by Edward Buckton Lamb Edward Buckton Lamb Edward Buckton Lamb was a British architect who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1824. Lamb was labelled a 'Rogue Gothic Revivalist', and for breaking with convention, his designs were roundly criticised, especially by The Ecclesiologist.... circa 1850 |
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Carnsalloch Former Stables | Kirkton, Locharbriggs Locharbriggs Locharbriggs is a former village which has expanded greatly to become a major suburb of Dumfries. Its population in the 2001 census was 5,530 and it has further expanded since then... |
18th-century classical stable courtyard | 10303 | ||
Glenluiart House | Moniaive Moniaive Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley... |
Arts and Crafts mansion of 1900 by William West Neve William West Neve William West Neve was an English architect in the Arts and Crafts style.-Background:Born in Cranbrook, Kent, Neve was the youngest of seven siblings and the only son of solicitor William Tanner Neve and his spouse Maria West.Neve was educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire and began his... |
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Glencairn Parish Church | Kirkland, Moniaive Moniaive Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley... |
Gothic church built 1836 | 10312 | ||
Craigdarroch House Craigdarroch Craigdarroch is the name of a house near Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the seat of the Chief of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons for 600 years.Built by William Adam in 1729 over the old house dating from the earliest records .... |
Moniaive Moniaive Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley... |
Classical mansion, dated 1729, by William Adam | 10340 | ||
Ross Mains | Templand Templand Templand is a village in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, a few kilometers northwest of Lockerbie. Its name suggests it was at one point owned by the Templars. Templand was also owned by Clan Jardine and lies close to their clan seat, Spedlin's Tower, and what remains of Jardine Hall. Templand's biggest... |
Early classical house, dated 1728, possibly by James Smith James Smith (architect) James Smith was a Scottish architect, who pioneered the Palladian style in Scotland. He was described by Colen Campbell, in his Vitruvius Britannicus , as "the most experienced architect of that kingdom".-Biography:... |
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John Paul Jones' Cottage John Paul Jones Cottage Museum The John Paul Jones Cottage Museum is located on the Arbigland Estate near Kirkbean in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The cottage is where John Paul Jones, hero of the American Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy, was born in 1747... |
Arbigland Arbigland Arbigland Estate is an estate in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Arbigland lies on the Solway Firth coast to the south east of Kirkbean.The classically-styled Arbigland House was built in 1755 by improving laird and gentleman architect William Craik and a small dower house called The House on... , Kirkbean Kirkbean Kirkbean is a small village and civil parish near the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Arbigland, an estate in Kirkbean parish, was the birthplace of American naval commander John Paul Jones.... |
18th-century cottage, birthplace in 1747 of Admiral John Paul Jones John Paul Jones John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to... |
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Arbigland House | Arbigland Arbigland Arbigland Estate is an estate in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Arbigland lies on the Solway Firth coast to the south east of Kirkbean.The classically-styled Arbigland House was built in 1755 by improving laird and gentleman architect William Craik and a small dower house called The House on... , Kirkbean Kirkbean Kirkbean is a small village and civil parish near the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Arbigland, an estate in Kirkbean parish, was the birthplace of American naval commander John Paul Jones.... |
Mid 18th-century Classical mansion house, built for and probably by William Craik of Arbigland | 10398 | ||
Southerness Lighthouse Southerness lighthouse Southerness lighthouse is located at the village of Southerness in South West Scotland. It is at present the second oldest lighthouse in Scotland. The lighthouse was commissioned by the Town Council of Dumfries in 1748 to assist in the safe passage though the Solway Firth of ships heading to the... |
Southerness Southerness Southerness is a small coastal village in the South West of Scotland. Southerness is located approximately south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and Kirkbean. The town today is mainly a tourist village and has for many years had a large number of static caravans, some private and many rented to... |
Built in 1748 as a navigational marker, lighthouse built circa 1811, rebuilt by Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... 1842-3 |
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Shennanton House | Shennanton, Kirkcowan Kirkcowan Kirkcowan is a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is situated in the north of the Machars peninsula, about 7 miles south south west of Newton Stewart.... |
English vernacular country house of 1908 by Henry Edward Clifford | 13106 | ||
Kirkdale Bridge | On the A75 A75 road The A75 is a major road in Scotland, heading west along the south coast of Scotland from its junction with the A74 motorway at Gretna. It continues past Eastriggs, Annan, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet, Newton Stewart and Glenluce before ending at Stranraer.The majority of the road... between Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... and Creetown Creetown Creetown is a small seaport town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, which forms part of the Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 mi. west of Castle Douglas... |
1787 bridge designed by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... |
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Kirkdale House and Sundial | Kirkdale, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
1787 country house by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... , now flats |
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Kirkdale Mausoleum and Kirkdale Kirk | Kirkdale, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Ruins of 18th-century Old Kirk of Kirkdale and classical mausoleum dated 1787, probably by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... |
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Kirkdale Steadings and Slaughterhouse | Kirkdale, Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
1787 steading, probably by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... |
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Galdenoch Castle | Galdenoch, Leswalt Leswalt Leswalt is a name of unknown origins. Possible derivations for its name include llys gwellt meaning grass court or perhaps lios uillt meaning fort of the glen - referring to Lochnaw Castle.- Leswalt Parish :... |
Ruins of 16th-century L-plan tower house | 13491 | ||
Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle is a 16th Century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway.Lochnaw Castle shows four periods of construction - a simple 16th century keep, 17th and 18th century domestic dwellings, and a mansion-house, which was later demolished. There is a plaque... |
Leswalt Leswalt Leswalt is a name of unknown origins. Possible derivations for its name include llys gwellt meaning grass court or perhaps lios uillt meaning fort of the glen - referring to Lochnaw Castle.- Leswalt Parish :... , Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
16th-century tower house and 17th-century L-plan range | 13498 | ||
Lochnaw, Walled Garden | Leswalt Leswalt Leswalt is a name of unknown origins. Possible derivations for its name include llys gwellt meaning grass court or perhaps lios uillt meaning fort of the glen - referring to Lochnaw Castle.- Leswalt Parish :... , Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
Early 19th-century polygonal walled garden | 13505 | ||
Logan House | Logan, Rhins of Galloway Rhins of Galloway The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... |
Classical mansion of 1702, remodelled 1952 | 13564 | ||
Logan Windmill | Logan, Rhins of Galloway Rhins of Galloway The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... |
Tower of 17th-century windmill | 13570 | ||
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse | Mull of Galloway Mull of Galloway The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.A lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is high... |
Lighthouse and keeper's house by Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:... , 1828 |
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Old Parish Church of Kirkmaiden | Kirkmaiden Kirkmaiden Kirkmaiden is a civil parish in the Rinns of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately coterminous with the original pre-Reformation parish.... , Rhins of Galloway Rhins of Galloway The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... |
17th-century T-plan church | 13581 | ||
Kirkmadrine Church | Sandhead Sandhead Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway... , Rhins of Galloway Rhins of Galloway The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... |
Late 19th-century mausoleum chapel | 16739 | ||
Portpatrick Old Parish Church | Portpatrick Portpatrick Portpatrick is a village hanging on to the extreme south-westerly tip of mainland Scotland, cut into a cleft in steep cliffs.Dating back historically some 500 years, and built adjacent to the ruins of nearby Dunskey Castle, its position on the Rhins of Galloway affords visitors views of the... |
Remains of 17th-century church with earlier round tower, possibly a lighthouse | 16743 | ||
Isle Castle | Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast, north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn. Whithorn, , is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, with which the Isle of Whithorn is frequently incorrectly amalgamated or... |
Small, 17th-century L-plan tower house | 16751 | ||
Castle of Park Castle of Park The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glenluce, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It is a category A listed building.-History:... |
Glenluce Glenluce Glenluce is a village in the Scottish area of Dumfries and Galloway.Located on the A75 road between Stranraer and Newton Stewart it is in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Glenluce Abbey is nearby at .... |
Late 16th-century L-plan tower house | 16761 | ||
Dunskey Castle Dunskey Castle Dunskey Castle is a ruined, early 16th century tower house, located south of the village of Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, on the south-west coast of Scotland.... |
Portpatrick Portpatrick Portpatrick is a village hanging on to the extreme south-westerly tip of mainland Scotland, cut into a cleft in steep cliffs.Dating back historically some 500 years, and built adjacent to the ruins of nearby Dunskey Castle, its position on the Rhins of Galloway affords visitors views of the... |
16th-century L-plan tower house | 16777 | ||
Haugh Bridge | Haugh of Urr Haugh of Urr Haugh of Urr, is a village in the Urr parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, in South West Scotland. It is approximately NNW of Dalbeattie, NE of Castle Douglas, 12½ miles west of Dumfries and 12½ miles east of Kirkcudbright. It is pronounced hoch of ur, with Haugh rhyming with the Scottish pronunciation of... , over Urr Water Urr Water Urr Water or River Urr is a river in southwest Scotland.Entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, the Urr Water originates at Glenlair, and flows southwards for thirty miles from Loch Urr to its outflow into the Solway Firth at Rough Firth... |
Two-arch stone bridge built 1763 as part of military road | 16807 | ||
Archbank Farm, tall barn with waterwheel | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Late 18th-century agricultural buildings | 16847 | ||
Granton House | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Small Greek Revival villa, circa 1830 by Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... |
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Heatheryhaugh | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Early 19th-century Gothic Revival villa | 16861 | ||
Cruggleton Church | Garlieston Garlieston Garlieston is a small planned coastal village in south west Scotland founded circa 1790 by Lord Garlies.-Location & History:The village lies northwest of Whithorn and a few miles north of Cruggleton Castle which was abandoned in the 17th century... |
Remains of 12th century church, rebuilt circa 1890 by 3rd Marquis of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute KT, KSG, KGCHS was a landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist and architectural patron.-Early life:... |
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Galloway House | Garlieston Garlieston Garlieston is a small planned coastal village in south west Scotland founded circa 1790 by Lord Garlies.-Location & History:The village lies northwest of Whithorn and a few miles north of Cruggleton Castle which was abandoned in the 17th century... |
18th-century house by John Douglas, additions by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... and Robert Lorimer Robert Lorimer Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style.-Early life:... |
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Castlemilk | Kettleholm, Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census... |
Scots Baronial mansion, 1865 by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... |
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Castlemilk, Driveway Bridge | Kettleholm, Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census... |
Scots Baronial bridge, 1865 by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... |
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Westerkirk Old Churchyard, Johnstone Mausoleum | Bentpath, Eskdale Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway Eskdale is a glen in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The River Esk flows through Eskdale to its estuary at the Solway Firth.... |
Classical mausoleum by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... , circa 1790. |
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Bentpath Bridge | Bentpath, over River Esk, Eskdale Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway Eskdale is a glen in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The River Esk flows through Eskdale to its estuary at the Solway Firth.... |
Three-arch road bridge built circa 1736 | 16939 | ||
Barwhinnock House | Twynholm Twynholm Twynholm is a small village in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway. It is located 3km north-north west of Kirkcudbright.Twynholm is the home town of Formula One racing driver David Coulthard. A museum to his career was established in the village and is a popular tourist attraction.The... |
Early 19th-century Classical house | 16989 | ||
Cumstoun House | Tongland Tongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.-History:... |
Tudor Gothic house built 1829 by Thomas Hamilton Thomas Hamilton (architect) Thomas Hamilton was a Scottish architect, based in Edinburgh. Born in Glasgow, his works include: the Dean Orphan Hospital, now the Dean Gallery; the Royal High School on the Calton Hill, long considered as home for the Scottish Parliament; Bedlam Theatre; the George IV Bridge, which spans the... |
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Cumloden House | Minnigaff Minnigaff Minnigaff is a village on the A714 in Dumfries and Galloway, on the east side of the River Cree.Places nearby include Auchinleck, Bargrennan, Challoch, Newton Stewart... , Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... |
Gothic cottage house, circa 1820 | 17052 | ||
Garlies Castle | Minnigaff Minnigaff Minnigaff is a village on the A714 in Dumfries and Galloway, on the east side of the River Cree.Places nearby include Auchinleck, Bargrennan, Challoch, Newton Stewart... , Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... |
Remains of late 15th- or early 16th-century castle | 17057 | ||
Dundrennan Abbey Dundrennan Abbey Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland , and monks from Rievaulx Abbey.... |
Dundrennan Dundrennan Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about five miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian monastery... |
Ruins of 12th-century Cistercian abbey | 17072 | ||
Corsock House, Gates and Gatepiers | Corsock Corsock Corsock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located north of Castle Douglas, and the same distance east of New Galloway, on the Urr Water.... |
Large, mid 19th-century ornamental Gothic cast-iron gates | 17094 | ||
Argrennan House | Bridge of Dee, Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... |
18th-century house, added to in 19th century by James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin... |
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Old Tongland Bridge | Tongland Tongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.-History:... , over River Dee River Dee, Galloway The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The... |
Tongland Tongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.-History:... , over River Dee River Dee, Galloway The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The... |
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Tongland Bridge | Tongland Tongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.-History:... , over River Dee River Dee, Galloway The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The... |
Single-arch stone bridge built 1808 by Thomas Telford Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:... and Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, often called the "father of Scottish landscape painting".-Biography:... |
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Tongland Hydro-Electric Power Station Galloway hydro-electric power scheme The Galloway hydro-electric power scheme is a network of dams and hydro-electric power stations in Galloway, south west Scotland. It was built between 1930 and 1936.... |
Tongland Tongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water.-History:... |
Power station built 1934 | 17126 | ||
Torthorwald Cruck Cottage | Torthorwald Torthorwald Torthorwald is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben.The area was the property of the de Torthorwald family until the end of the 13th century, when the estate passed by marriage to the Kirkpatricks. In 1418, William de... |
19th-century cruck Cruck A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which supports the roof of a building, used particularly in England. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally bent, timber beams that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof. These posts are then generally secured by a... -framed and thatched cottage |
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Wanlockhead Village Library | Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland nestling in the Lowther Hills one mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands... |
Small village library, dated 1850 | 17192 | ||
Goldielea Viaduct | Goldielea, Cargenbridge Cargenbridge Cargenbridge is a hamlet located in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom southwest of Dumfries.... |
18-arch former railway bridge opened 1859 as part of Castle Douglas to Dumfries railway | 17201 | ||
Kirkconnel House | Kirkconnel Kirkconnel Kirkconnel is a small parish and town in Dumfries and Galloway, southwestern Scotland. It is located on the A76 near the head of Nithsdale. Kirkconnel led a more quiet existence than neighboring towns like Sanquhar. Principally it has been a farming community. There are few buildings of any... |
16th-century house with later additions | 17204 | ||
Terregles Estate Former Stables | Terregles Terregles Terregles is a village and parish near Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire.The name Terregles is said to be a corruption of Brythonic Tir-eglwys... |
Stable block probably by Sir Robert Smirke, circa 1831 | 17208 | ||
Tynron Parish Church | Tynron Tynron Tynron is a village, and former kirkton of Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow of the Shinnel Water, from Moniaive. At Tynron Doon, on a spur of nearby Auchengibbert Hill, there can be seen the ditches and ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort... |
Gothic church by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... , built 1837 |
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Amisfield Tower Amisfield Tower Amisfield Tower is an impressive, well-preserved tower house] about 5 miles north of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The castle, also known as Hempisfield Tower, is vacant.The location of Amisfield Tower is at .- History :... |
Amisfield Amisfield Amisfield is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.... |
16th-century tower house | 17233 | ||
Tinwald House | Tinwald Tinwald, Scotland Tinwald is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying a little north of Locharbriggs outside Dumfries.Tinwald was the birthplace of William Paterson, who helped to found the Bank of England.... |
Classical mansion house by William Adam, dated 1740 | 17238 | ||
Tinwald House Cottages | Tinwald Tinwald, Scotland Tinwald is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying a little north of Locharbriggs outside Dumfries.Tinwald was the birthplace of William Paterson, who helped to found the Bank of England.... |
Service quarters probably by William Adam, circa 1740 | 17239 | ||
Tinwald House Farm Steading | Tinwald Tinwald, Scotland Tinwald is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying a little north of Locharbriggs outside Dumfries.Tinwald was the birthplace of William Paterson, who helped to found the Bank of England.... |
Steading probably by William Adam, circa 1740 | 17240 | ||
Comlongon Castle Comlongon Castle Comlongon Castle is a tower house dating from the 15th century. It is located 1 km west of the village of Clarencefield, 10 km south-east of Dumfries, in south west Scotland. The original tower was extended by the addition of a 19th century baronial style mansion... |
Clarencefield, Ruthwell Ruthwell Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Ruthwell's most famous inhabitant was the Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan. He was a minister, author, antiquarian, geologist, publisher, philanthropist, artist and businessman.In 1810, Dr... |
15th-century tower house and 1902 mansion house by James Barbour and J.M. Bowie | 17245 | ||
Ruthwell Museum | Ruthwell Ruthwell Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Ruthwell's most famous inhabitant was the Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan. He was a minister, author, antiquarian, geologist, publisher, philanthropist, artist and businessman.In 1810, Dr... |
Built circa 1760, former Henry Duncan Savings Bank opened 1810 as Scotland's first savings bank | 17249 | ||
Nith Bridge | Thornhill Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries.A monument to the explorer Joseph Thomson , who lived in neighbouring Penpont and Gatelawbridge, can be found close to the school... , over River Nith River Nith The River Nith is a river in South West Scotland.-Source, flow and mouth:The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, more precisely between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 7 km East of Dalmellington... |
Later 18th-century two-arch stone road bridge | 17286 | ||
Drumlanrig Low Gardens House (Gardeners House) | Drumlanrig Estate Drumlanrig Castle Drumlanrig Castle sits on the Queensberry Estate in Scotland's Dumfries and Galloway.The Castle is the Dumfriesshire family home to the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry... |
Picturesque cottage by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... , circa 1831 |
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Sweetheart Abbey Sweetheart Abbey Sweetheart Abbey , south of Dumfries, near to the Nith in south-west Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1275 by Dervorguilla of Galloway, daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, in memory of her husband John de Balliol... |
New Abbey New Abbey New Abbey is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is around south-west of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is to the south.... |
Remains of Cistercian abbey founded in 1273 | 17304 | ||
New Abbey Mill (Monksmill) | New Abbey New Abbey New Abbey is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is around south-west of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is to the south.... |
Mid to late 18th-century water-mill, in working order | 17323 | ||
Thornhill Cross | Thornhill Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill is a town in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries.A monument to the explorer Joseph Thomson , who lived in neighbouring Penpont and Gatelawbridge, can be found close to the school... |
Mercat cross Mercat cross A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scottish cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations... erected 1714, possibly by James Smith James Smith (architect) James Smith was a Scottish architect, who pioneered the Palladian style in Scotland. He was described by Colen Campbell, in his Vitruvius Britannicus , as "the most experienced architect of that kingdom".-Biography:... |
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The Old House | New Abbey New Abbey New Abbey is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is around south-west of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is to the south.... |
17th-century house | 17346 | ||
Monument to Henry Duncan | Mount Kedar, Mouswald | Monument by James Raeburn, erected 1846 to the Rev. Henry Duncan (1774–1846) | 17388 | ||
Sorbie Tower Sorbie Tower Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Ahannay.... |
Sorbie Sorbie Sorbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is located mid-way between Wigtown and Whithorn on the A714 road. Formerly served by the Wigtownshire Railway branch of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway, Sorbie once boasted a creamery some of whose produce was exported... |
Late 16th-century tower house | 19181 | ||
All Saints Episcopal Church | Challoch, Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... |
Gothic Revival church by William Habershon and Alfred Pite, built 1872 | 19190 | ||
Tonderghie House | Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast, north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn. Whithorn, , is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, with which the Isle of Whithorn is frequently incorrectly amalgamated or... |
Mid 18th-century country house | 19248 | ||
Tonderghie Steadings | Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn Isle of Whithorn is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast, north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn. Whithorn, , is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, with which the Isle of Whithorn is frequently incorrectly amalgamated or... |
19th-century steading with an almost complete horse-powered threshing machine Threshing machine The thrashing machine, or, in modern spelling, threshing machine , was a machine first invented by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture. It was invented for the separation of grain from stalks and husks. For thousands of years, grain was separated by hand with flails,... |
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Heron Monument | Monigaff Parish Churchyard, Minnigaff Minnigaff Minnigaff is a village on the A714 in Dumfries and Galloway, on the east side of the River Cree.Places nearby include Auchinleck, Bargrennan, Challoch, Newton Stewart... |
Classical monument of the Heron family, dated 1761 | 19313 | ||
Monreith House Monreith House Monreith House is a category A listed Georgian mansion located east of the village of Port William in Mochrum parish, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The classical-style house was designed by Alexander Stevens in 1791, for Sir William Maxwell, 4th Baronet. The new house replaced the now-ruined... |
Port William | Classical mansion house by Alexander Stevens, built 1791 | 19561 | ||
Old Place of Mochrum | Culshabbin, Mochrum Mochrum Mochrum is a small agricultural parish in Wigtownshire on the west of the Machars peninsula, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It has a population of about 125 which is considerably lower than the population of about 150 years ago. It lies 3.1 km north of the small fishing village of Port... |
Two 16th-century towers linked and restored in the later 19th-century | 19570 | ||
Annan Bridge | Annan Annan, Dumfries and Galloway The royal burgh of Annan is a well-built town, red sandstone being the material mainly used. Each year in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a... , carrying the A75 over the River Annan River Annan The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and... |
Three-arch road bridge by Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:... , 1826 |
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27, 29 Bank Street | Annan Annan, Dumfries and Galloway The royal burgh of Annan is a well-built town, red sandstone being the material mainly used. Each year in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a... |
Former British Linen Bank in the style of Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... , circa 1840 |
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5, 7, 9 High Street (Old Academy) | Annan Annan, Dumfries and Galloway The royal burgh of Annan is a well-built town, red sandstone being the material mainly used. Each year in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a... |
Mid 18th-century town house, formerly the burgh academy | 21086 | ||
Annan Parish Church | Annan Annan, Dumfries and Galloway The royal burgh of Annan is a well-built town, red sandstone being the material mainly used. Each year in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a... , High Street |
Parish church with classical details, dated 1789 | 21106 | ||
Castle Douglas Cattle Mart | Castle Douglas Castle Douglas Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:... |
Octagonal cattle market built 1900 | 22976 | ||
Lincluden Collegiate Church Lincluden Collegiate Church Lincluden Collegiate Church, known earlier as Lincluden Priory or Lincluden Abbey, is a ruined religious house, situated to the north of the Royal Burgh of Dumfries, Scotland... |
Lincluden, Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Ruins of 14th- or 15th-century church | 26075 | ||
5, 7, 9, 11 Bank Street | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Mid 18th-century town house, former home of Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide... |
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Former Methodist Church | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , Buccleuch Street |
Classical church by Thomas Hunt, 1817 | 26102 | ||
Robert Burns' House | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , Burns Street |
18th-century house in which Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide... lived from 1793 until his death in 1796 |
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25–37 Castle Street (odd numbers) | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Terrace of seven houses built circa 1830 to design by Robert Burn | 26118 | ||
41, 43, 45, 47 Castle Street | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Terrace built in the 1820s to design by Robert Burn | 26120 | ||
14-24 Castle Street (even numbers) | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Terrace built between 1806 and 1819 to design by Robert Burn | 26122 | ||
26, 28, 30 Castle Street | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Terrace built between 1806 and 1819 to design by Robert Burn | 26123 | ||
Greyfriars Church | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Decorated Gothic style church by John Starforth, 1868 | 26126 | ||
Dumfries Museum Observatory | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Late 18th-century windmill, remodelled by Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... in 1836 as an observatory |
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Queensberry Column | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , English Street |
Memorial column to 3rd Duke of Queensberry Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, PC was a Scottish nobleman.The son of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover, and Mary Boyle, daughter of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, was a Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland.He took up the cause... by Robert Adam Robert Adam Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him... , 1780 |
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Midsteeple | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , High Street |
Town house and clock tower built 1707 | 26215 | ||
The Globe Inn | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , High Street |
Mid 18th-century inn | 26230 | ||
Former Trades Hall | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , Queensberry Square |
Classical hall by Thomas Boyd, 1804 | 26234 | ||
29 Irish Street and 92 Whitesands | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Earlier 18th-century town house | 26240 | ||
24 Nith Place | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Earlier 18th-century Baroque town house | 26305 | ||
St Michael's Church | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , St Michael's Street |
Mid 18th-century church | 26335 | ||
St Michael's Churchyard | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , St Michael Street |
18th- and 19th-century monuments including Baroque Sharp of Hoddom monument | 26336 | ||
St Michael's Churchyard, Burns' Mausoleum | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , St Michael Street |
Octagonal mausoleum of Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide... , by Thomas Hunt, 1815 |
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Devorgilla Bridge | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... , over River Nith River Nith The River Nith is a river in South West Scotland.-Source, flow and mouth:The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, more precisely between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 7 km East of Dalmellington... |
Medieval bridge, rebuilt many times | 26354 | ||
Cardoness Castle Cardoness Castle Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th Century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, south west Scotland. It was originally owned by the MacCulloch family of Galloway also known as the MacCullochs of Myreton. They abandoned the castle in the late 17th Century, following the... |
Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier... |
Later 15th-century tower house | 32042 | ||
MacLellan's Castle MacLellan's Castle MacLellan's Castle, in Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland, was the noble residence of the MacLellan family. It was completed in 1582 by Thomas Maclellan of Bombie.File:MacLellan's Castle 20080422 - great hall.jpg|The great hall of MacLellan's Castle... |
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... |
16th-century L-plan tower house | 36484 | ||
Blair House | Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... , High Street |
Early 19th-century town house | 36529 | ||
Broughton Houses | Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... , High Street |
Mid 18th-century classical detached house | 36530 | ||
Kirkcudbright Tolbooth and Market Cross | Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... , High Street |
16th-century tolbooth and 17th-century mercat cross | 36542 | ||
66, 68, 70 High Street | Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... |
17th-century terraced houses | 36545 | ||
74 High Street and Cannon's Close | Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... |
17th-century terraced houses | 36546 | ||
Langholm Parish Church | Langholm Langholm Langholm , also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the River Esk and the A7 road.- History:... |
Large Gothic church by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... and David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... , 1843 |
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Lochmaben Parish Church | Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... |
Gothic church built 1820, in the style of Walter Newall Walter Newall Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland... |
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Lochmaben Tolbooth | Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer... |
18th-century tolbooth with 19th-century additions by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... |
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Lockerbie Town Hall | Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census... |
Scots Baronial town hall by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... , built from 1884 |
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St Andrew's Parish Church | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Gothic church by John Starforth, 1887 | 37881 | ||
Moffat House Hotel | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Substantial house by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... for the Earl of Hopetoun, 1762 |
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Sidmount Cottage | Moffat Moffat Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by John Adam... |
Villa dated 1836 | 37935 | ||
Penninghame Parish Church | Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... |
Gothic church by William Burn William Burn William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812... , 1838 |
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Cree Bridge | Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... , over River Cree River Cree The River Cree is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.... |
Five-arch stone bridge, built 1813 by John Rennie | 38667 | ||
Douglas House, former Douglas School | Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... , King Street |
Former school of 1834, by John Henderson | 38672 | ||
Sanquhar Tolbooth | Sanquhar Sanquhar Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a Royal Burgh.Sanquhar is notable for its tiny post office , claimed to be the oldest working post office in the world... |
Baroque tolbooth by William Adam, 1735 | 40540 | ||
Stranraer Museum, formerly Old Town Hall | Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... , George Street |
18th-century town hall with 19th-century extension | 41745 | ||
Stranraer Castle Castle of St. John The Castle of St. John is an early 16th century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt. It has been used as a home, a court, a prison, and as a military garrison during the "Killing Times" of Covenanter... |
Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
Early 16th-century L-plan tower house, remodelled in the 1980s | 41765 | ||
53 George Street and entrance to Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory is located in Wigtownshire, Galloway. It was founded about the middle of the twelfth century, in the reign of David I, by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, with Gille Aldan, Bishop of Galloway, for Premonstratensian Canons, referred colloquially in Britain as the White Canons.The canons of... |
Whithorn Whithorn Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa : the 'White [or 'Shining'] House', built by Saint Ninian about 397.-Eighth and twelfth centuries:A... |
Later 18th-century house with arched pend Pend Pend is a Scottish architectural term referring to a passageway that passes through a building, often from a street through to a courtyard, and typically designed for vehicular rather than exclusively pedestrian access.... |
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55–57 (odd nos) George Street | Whithorn Whithorn Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa : the 'White [or 'Shining'] House', built by Saint Ninian about 397.-Eighth and twelfth centuries:A... |
18th-century houses | 42196 | ||
Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory is located in Wigtownshire, Galloway. It was founded about the middle of the twelfth century, in the reign of David I, by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, with Gille Aldan, Bishop of Galloway, for Premonstratensian Canons, referred colloquially in Britain as the White Canons.The canons of... |
Whithorn Whithorn Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa : the 'White [or 'Shining'] House', built by Saint Ninian about 397.-Eighth and twelfth centuries:A... |
Remains of 12th-century cathedral and 13th-century Premonstratensian Premonstratensian The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg... priory |
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18 and 20 King Street | Stranraer Stranraer Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland... |
Early 19th-century bakery and shop | 45230 | ||