Places

Dumfries and Galloway

The programme for Dumfries and Galloway has been coordinated this year by the Scottish Civic Trust.

Dumfries & Galloway

Castle of St John

9 September 2017

The recently renovated Castle of St John is an early 17th century tower house. It was built for the Adairs, one of the most powerful families in late medieval Wigtownshire. Built in the sixteenth century this is a particularly fine example of the type of tower house built and used by Scottish Lairds in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Creetown Heritage Museum

9-10 September 2017

You’ll find Creetown Heritage Museum on the main street of Creetown, a village once known as ‘Ferrytown of Cree’ because ferries used to cross the River Cree here, right back to the days when pilgrims made their way to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. Small trading ships continued to come up to the village until early in the 20th century. This packed little Museum records the intimate history of local people, farmers, quarry workers, shopkeepers and artists. Creetown is a dynamic village with an active community. In the Museum you can watch live CCTV of the red squirrels and other local wildlife.

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Crichton Memorial Church

10 September 2017

Now a Listed Building Category 'A', the Crichton Memorial Church is built in Gothic cathedral style, the work of the outstanding architect, Sydney Mitchell. The interior is easily the most accomplished work of late Victorian ecclesiastical architecture in the south of Scotland. The wonderfully light and sunny atmosphere is mainly due to the delicate, almost colour-free, leaded glass windows, by the Glass Stainers Company of Glasgow to designs by Oscar Paterson in the style of the Glasgow School. The outstanding oak ceiling with its ornate carved bosses was created by Alexander Tweedie of Annan.

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Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura

9-10 September 2017

Dumfries Museum tells the story of the land and people of the region. Its collections include a Camera Obscura, located on the top floor of the old windmill tower, which gives a fascinating panoramic view of Dumfries and surrounding countryside. The Camera Obscura, installed in 1836, is on the top floor of the old windmill tower on Corbelly Hill, overlooking the town of Dumfries. From it you can see a fascinating panoramic view of the town and surrounding countryside. Camera Obscura presentations are weather dependent in order to preserve this delicate historic instrument. The Camera Obscura is accessed via a spiral staircase. The Camera Obscura and windmill tower are part of Dumfries Museum, a treasure house of history telling the story of the land and people of Dumfries and Galloway. Look out for fossil footprints left by prehistoric animals, the wildlife of the Solway, tools and weapons of our earliest people, stone carvings by Scotland’s first Christians and the everyday things of the Victorian farm, workshop and home.

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John Paul Jones Museum

9-10 September 2017

John Paul Jones, hero of the U.S. Revolutionary War, was born in this tiny cottage overlooking the Solway coast in 1747. Our museum includes a replica cabin from the ship in which Jones beat the British Navy at the Battle of Flamborough Head in 1779. The John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum is a hidden gem in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside, which will leave you fascinated by this local hero.

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Kirkmaiden Old Kirk (Kirk Convenant)

9 September 2017

This old church built in 1638 commands a beautiful view of Luce Bay. Guided tours of the church and graveyard will be available, and of course, a cup of coffee!

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KirkPatrick-Durham Church

9 September 2017

This was a converters Kirk and contains memorials to Semple first of the field preachers and Neilson martyred in 1666. There is a display of communion memorabilia. The church was modernised in 2002.

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Mossburn Community Farm

9-10 September 2017

Mossburn Community Farm was set up in 1987 and rescues misused, abused, unwanted and neglected horses, ponies and other farm animals. It also provides therapeutic work placements for disadvantaged and displaced young people. We aim to enhance the lives of all people and animals we come into contact with.

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Mull of Galloway Lighthouse and Exhibition

9 September 2017

The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse Tours and Exhibition are managed and operated by South Rhins Community Development Trust. The Lighthouse is operational and is owned and operated by Northern Lighthouse Board. The Lighthouse is remotely monitored from 84 George Street, Edinburgh. Climb the 115 steps to the light room at the top of the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse at Scotland’s most Southerly Point. Take a look around the Lighthouse Exhibition and see the original diesel engines that powered the Foghorn, Fresnel lenses and many more artefacts on display. Watch the DVD’s showing how Lighthouse operation has changed since the Mull of Galloway lighthouse was built in 1830. The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse was established by engineer, Robert Stevenson and is a white round tower 26 metres high.

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Stewartry Museum to promote Kirkcudbright Galleries

9 September 2017

The building by Robert Wallace retains its late Victorian charm. The collection includes the 'Siller Gun', Britain's earliest surviving sporting trophy, and works by Kirkcudbright-based artists including Jessie M King. Special exhibition on William Mouncey (1852 - 1901) - one of the first artists of the Kirkcudbright School.

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Stranraer Museum

9 September 2017

Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall, built in 1776, is the home of Stranraer Museum. Step inside and discover Wigtownshire's fascinating past.

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The Newbarns Project Excavation Dig

9-10 September 2017

What happened in prehistoric times when a person died? Where did they go? Visit the archeological site at Newbarns and discover for yourself the beliefs of our Stone Age ancestors, which included reincarnation and afterlife. Stout footwear recommended.

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Scottish Archaeology Month Event

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The Whithorn Roundhouse

9 September 2017

The Roundhouse is modelled on archaeological data from the Black Loch excavations 2013-2017 : it is a prosperous Iron Age dwelling dating to about 450BC and built to the exact dimensions of the original, replicating the materials found by archaeologists.

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