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Historic Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway
Subcategory: Castles & Stately Homes, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages
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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Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2EH
This 15th century tower house stands on a rocky platform above the Water of Fleet. Ancient home of the McCullochs with...
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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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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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Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ
Ancient Douglas stronghold and home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry., Drumlanrig, completed in 1691, is the...
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Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1TJ
A massive tower, situated on an island in the River Dee, built by Archibald the Grim, and later a stronghold of the Black...
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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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Dumfries, DG11
The much-reduced remains of a royal castle, originally built by the English in the 14th century on the shore of Lochmaben...
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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 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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Dumfries, DG1 4RU
One of the finest castles in Scotland, surrounded by moats it has stood guard over the Solway Firth for more than 400 years.
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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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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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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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| 1 | Morton Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG3 | |
| 2 | Carsluith Castle (HS) | Carsluith, Dumfries, DG8 | |
| 3 | Cardoness Castle (HS) | Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2EH | |
| 4 | Portpatrick Harbour | Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Torhouse Stone Circle (HS) | Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate | Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ | |
| 7 | Threave Castle (HS) | Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1TJ | |
| 8 | MacLellan's Castle (HS) | Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JD | |
| 9 | Lochmaben Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG11 | |
| 10 | Cairnholy Chambered Cairns (HS) | Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | St Ninian's Cave (HS) | Nr Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 12 | Caerlaverock Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG1 4RU | |
| 13 | Devorgilla Bridge | Dumfries, Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | Glenkiln Sculptures | Shawhead, Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Kirkmadrine Early Christian Stones (HS) | Sandhead, Nr Stranraer, Scotland, UK |
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