Kirkyard Trail - Kirkcudbright History Society
Dumfries and Galloway
Kirkcudbright History Society holds monthly meetings from October to March covering a wide range of topics of local history interest - join them for two events during this years Doors Open Days.
The setting and history of Kirkcudbright or St Cuthbert’s kirkyard makes it well worth seeking out. It is particularly important as the site of the original kirk of St Cuthbert, possibly built sometime in the period 750-850, which gave the present town of Kirkcudbright its name, and the site of the most southerly Viking burials in Scotland. There is much of historical interest besides this, not least the variety of gravestones and the individuals commemorated on them.
Tours on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm - meet at the Kirkyard Gate on Gelston Road off St Cuthbert Road (54°50'17.0"N 4°02'27.4"W).
Facilities
Key Information
Booking not required.
Where to find us
Address
- St Cuthbert's Church And Graveyard
- Kirkcudbright
- DG6 4XY