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Historic Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway
Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Historic Buildings, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages
Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5EA
For over 250 years Gretna Green in Scotland has been the name synonymous with romance and weddings. Gretna Green is 'not...
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Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 3DG
Thomas Carlyle, the famous writer and historian was born here in 1795. The house is furnished as it would have been in...
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By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX
A carefully renovated 18th century water-powered oatmeal mill in full working order, with regular demonstrations in the...
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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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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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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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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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Sandhead, Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK
At Kirkmadrine are some of the oldest Christian stones in Scotland. They date from the 5th century to 12th. A century ago...
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Dumfries, DG1 2PS
Visit the house where Scottish poet Robert Burns spent the last years of his brilliant life.
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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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Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
Two most impressive chambered cairns, c 2500 BC, with extraordinary facades of tall standing stones.
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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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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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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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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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| 1 | World Famous Blacksmiths Shop | Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5EA | |
| 2 | Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace (NTS) | Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 3DG | |
| 3 | New Abbey Cornmill (HS) | By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX | |
| 4 | Torhouse Stone Circle (HS) | Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Sweetheart Abbey (HS) | New Abbey, Nr Dumfries, DG2 8BU, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Glenkiln Sculptures | Shawhead, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | St Ninian's Cave (HS) | Nr Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 8 | Kirkmadrine Early Christian Stones (HS) | Sandhead, Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Robert Burns House | Dumfries, DG1 2PS | |
| 10 | Drumtroddan Prehistoric Rock Carvings (HS) | by Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway, DG8 | |
| 11 | Cairnholy Chambered Cairns (HS) | Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 12 | Portpatrick Harbour | Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK | |
| 13 | Whithorn Priory (HS) | Whithorn, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | Ruthwell Cross (HS) | Annan, Nr. Dumfries, Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Glenluce Abbey (HS) | Newton Stewart, DG8 0AF |
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