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Historic Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway
Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Castles & Stately Homes, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages
Nr Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, UK
Regarded as a retreat used by St Ninian, the cave was once a place of pilgrimage. Cut into the rock are seven small...
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Whithorn, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
The site of the first Christian church in Scotland. The Priory was built in the 12th century. The museum houses a...
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Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK
In days of sail this was the main Scottish port for the Galloway-Ulster ferry. Despite efforts to improve the harbour the...
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Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Built in the 15th century, this is the oldest surviving multiple-arched bridge in Scotland. It is named after Devorgilla...
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New Abbey, Nr Dumfries, DG2 8BU, Scotland, UK
The splendid ruin of a late 13th century and early 14th century Cistercian abbey, founded by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway,...
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Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK
With nineteen granite boulders and three central stones, this is one of the best preserved stone circles in Britain.
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Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4QH
The beautiful ruins, amid a peaceful setting, of a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1142. Mary Queen of Scots spent her last...
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Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JD
A castellated town house, complete except for its roof, built in 1577 by the then Provost of Kirkcudbright, Sir Thomas...
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Newton Stewart, DG8 0AF
Founded in 1192, the ruins of this Cistercian house occupy a site of great natural beauty. Handsome early 16th century...
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Annan, Nr. Dumfries, Scotland, UK
The Ruthwell Cross is a magnificent 18ft stone Anglo-Saxon preaching cross; a major monument of early medieval Europe,...
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by Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway, DG8
Several groups of cup-and-ring markings can be seen on the rock outcrops in this open field at Drumtroddan. The carvings...
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Shawhead, Scotland, UK
6 sculptures by Henry Moore, Sir Jacob Epstein and Auguste Rodin sited in this beautiful glen. The landowner Sir William...
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Dumfries, DG3
An enigmatic castle, probably 14th century, it belonged to the Douglases and may have served as a hunting lodge. On the...
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Carsluith, Dumfries, DG8
Carsluith Castle is an impressive 16th century L-plan tower house, with 18th century ranges of outhouses that are still in...
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Dalbeatie, Dumfriesshire, DG2 8
This substantial tower house was built about 1570, probably by Edward Maxwell. The windows were enlarged in the 18th...
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| 1 | St Ninian's Cave (HS) | Nr Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Whithorn Priory (HS) | Whithorn, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Portpatrick Harbour | Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Devorgilla Bridge | Dumfries, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Sweetheart Abbey (HS) | New Abbey, Nr Dumfries, DG2 8BU, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Torhouse Stone Circle (HS) | Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | Dundrennan Abbey (HS) | Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4QH | |
| 8 | MacLellan's Castle (HS) | Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JD | |
| 9 | Glenluce Abbey (HS) | Newton Stewart, DG8 0AF | |
| 10 | Ruthwell Cross (HS) | Annan, Nr. Dumfries, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Drumtroddan Prehistoric Rock Carvings (HS) | by Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway, DG8 | |
| 12 | Glenkiln Sculptures | Shawhead, Scotland, UK | |
| 13 | Morton Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG3 | |
| 14 | Carsluith Castle (HS) | Carsluith, Dumfries, DG8 | |
| 15 | Drumcoltran Tower (HS) | Dalbeatie, Dumfriesshire, DG2 8 |
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