Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest
K-N

Home Page

A-C

D-J

O-Z

Appendix

Index

KEIR MILL 78 : NX 8593 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 41)

Small village founded late C18.

Courthill Smithy: Birthplace of Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the inventor of the mechanical bicycle in 1839. Commemorative plaque.

Keir Parish Church (1813-5): Handsome Gothic church of pinkish Capenoch ashlar. Battlemented tower and pencil steeple.

Mill (1771): Much altered on conversion to a house, but retains its scrolled skewputts.

Old Churchyard: Kirkpatrick Macmillan gravestone and plaque.

Also see Auldgirth, Barjarg, Burnhead, Cample, Carronbridge, Closeburn, Drumlanrig, Glenmidge, Kirkland, Marrburn, Penpont, Scaur Water Glen, Thornhill, Tynron, Wallaceton.

KETTLEHOLM and CASTLEMILK 85 : NY 1476 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 87)

Kettleholm is a small estate village for Castlemilk with late Georgian and limewashed houses, and a Wren style Village Hall (1907-8).

St Mungo Parish Church (1875-7): In late Scots Gothic. Interior is broad space under a magnificent elaborate open roof.

St Mungo School (1841-2): The original Parish Church, it was converted to a school in 1876-7.

Castlemilk (1864-70): Lavish large baronial house with drum tower built on an ancient site of castle or tower-house. Castlemilk has a sumptuous interior in the Jacobean style.

Castlemilk Estate: Baronial stable block, fountain, walled garden, two Tudor lodges and baronial bridge on S drive – all c.1870.

SW. Kirkbank: Remains of St Mungo’s Church (1754), converted to a burial enclosure c.1880. The churchyard contains 2 war graves (CWGC) and a few early C18 headstones.

Also see Applegarthtown, Brydekirk, Burnswark Hill, Carrutherstown, Dalton, Eaglesfield, Ecclefechan, Hightae, Hoddom, Kinmount, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Middlebie, Tundergarth.

KINMOUNT 85 : NY 1468 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 112 & 137)

Kelhead: Woodland walks and picnic site.

Kinmount House (1812-18 & 1899): Greek revival ‘Graeco-Cubist’ architecture by Robert Smirke. The baroque style created in 1899.

Kinmount Grounds: Notable estate buildings include Northern Renaissance bath house, lodges, stable (now housing), motor house. West Lodge: see below.

West Lodge: Unusual half-timbered ‘Tudor’ lodge with octagonal stair-tower to an arched pend over the main drive.

Winterseugh (NE of): Slight remains of Winterseugh Airfield (1941-45) an RAF satellite landing ground.

Also see Annan, Brydekirk, Carrutherstown, Chapelcross, Clarencefield, Cummertrees, Dalton, Eastriggs, Ecclefechan, Hoddom, Kettleholm, Mouswald, Newbie, Powfoot, Ruthwell.

KIPPFORD or SCAUR 84 : NX 8355 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 155)

Fine setting on the Urr estuary. Once a ship-repair centre, Kippford is now a boat/sailing centre.

Coastguard surface craft base.

Lifeboat Station (1966) with a D class lifeboat.

Jubilee Path (NTS): A 1mi/1.6km coastal path to Rockcliffe passes the Mote of Mark (NTS) with access to Rough Island: See Rockcliffe.

NE. Kipp House (C19): The Lodge is built to a 2-storey elongated octagonal plan.

NE. Moyle Hill: The Moyle is remains of an Iron Age hill fort situated in Dalbeattie Forest, NE of Barnbarroch.

Also see Buittle, Colvend, Dalbeattie, Rockcliffe, Sandyhills.

KIRKANDREWS 83 : NX 6048 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 164)

A&C houses (opposite churchyard): Probably the work of James Brown. Also see Carrick Shore.

Barn Heugh: Archaeological site of a fort.

Borgue Coast: Kirkandrews E to Brighouse Bay is an SSSI protected area. Also see Brighouse Bay.

Castle Haven: C1 Iron Age dun (with boat landing) restored in 1905. The dun has 3 galleries linked by six doorways to the interior.

Chapel (1906): A James Brown building with top-heavy battlements, buttresses, portcullis doorway with internal bell, and lych-gate.

Churchyard: Burial enclosures walls incorporate the foundations of medieval parish church; Covenanter’s stone; grave of poet William Nicholson; 1 war grave (CWGC).

Corseyard (1911-14): Decaying James Brown model dairy/farmstead. Known locally as the Coo or Cow Palace.

Corseyard buildings: Italianate nave milking-parlour. Campanile water tower. Egyptian trough. Vegetable garden keyhole gate.

Roberton Motte (c.C12): Archaeological site of a motte, formed by cutting a ditch through a bank overlooking the Pulwhirrin Burn.

S. Muncraig Heugh: Archaeological site of a ditched settlement or homestead abutting onto steep cliffs.

Also see Boreland of Borgue, Borgue, Brighouse Bay, Carrick Shore, Gatehouse of Fleet, Girthon, Nun Mill, Rainton.

KIRKBEAN 84 : NX 9759 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 135)

Griffell House (E of): Extant surface features of a ROC underground monitoring post (1959-91).

Parish Church (1776): Built by William Craik of Arbigland? Tower clock & cupola added 1936. Font presented in 1945-6 by American Navy in memory of John Paul Jones.

Parish Churchyard: Four war graves, under care of CWGC.

N. Drumburn: Viewpoint CP. Red Squirrel carving.

NNE. Drummains Reedbed SWT.

Also see Arbigland, Carsethorn, Caulkerbush, New Abbey, Southerness.

KIRKCOLM 82 : NX 0368 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 94)

Situated on the W side of Loch Ryan, Kirkcolm was established in 1623 as burgh of barony. Re-established 1780s as planned village. Kirkcolm’s alternative name is Stewarton.

Balsarroch House (C17): Ruins of important ground level thatched hall. Birthplace (1777) of the Arctic explorer, Sir John Ross.

Corsewall: Site of WW2 Marine Craft Training School 1942-46.

Corsewall House: Late-Georgian mansion with spine-wall chimneystacks, much altered mid-C19 and 1905.

Ervie & Kirkcolm Parish Church (1824): T-plan with C20 birdcage belfry.

Ervie & Kirkcolm Parish Churchyard: One war grave, under care of CWGC. 1920 statue of woman with a child to W of church. Also see Kilmorie Cross below.

Kilmorie or Kilmore Cross (C9-C10): Situated in churchyard. Carvings on both faces, one in Celtic, the other in rose-style.

Old Parish Church (C13 to 1821): Slight remains within the walled burial-ground (SW of Corsewall House). St Columba’s Well is covered and by graveyard entrance

NNE. Clachan Heughs: Woodland has trees planted in the exact formation of Sir John Moore’s troops at Corunna in 1809.

S. The Wig: Flying boat/seaplane base in WW1 & WW2, only a slipway remains. West Galloway Wildlife Trail information board.

Also see Corsewall Point, Ervie, Galdenoch, Leswalt, Portencalzie, Stranraer.

KIRKCONNEL and KELLOHOLM 71 : NS 7312 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 8-9)

A former mining town and disadvantaged locality on the River Nith and edge of the Ayrshire coalfield, which grew from the late C19.

Fauldhead Colliery produced coal with a high content of sulphur only suitable for steam trains. When steam finished, so did the colliery.

Kelloholm: Large model suburb, begun 1921 to house miners in better conditions. Further development after WW2.

Kelloside (c.1870): Tudor farmhouse with horizontal glazing.

Kirkconnel Cemetery: Alexander Anderson bust (See Kirkconnel Station). Peter Rae Memorial. Six war graves, under care of CWGC.

Kirkconnel Parish Heritage Society: Heritage Base has collection of photos, archives, memorabilia and audio-visual system.

Kirkconnel Station: Plaque in honour of Alexander Anderson (1845-1909), railway worker and poet, later Edinburgh University Librarian.

Roman camps: Possible sites of Roman road and camps at Bankhead and also to W of the Kirkland road.

Mac’s Bar (1922): Originally a Jacobean style hall.

Miners’ Memorial (1984): Erected after the closure of the last pit in the area. Has a bronze bust of a miner.

Parish Church (1728-30 and 1805-6): T-plan. The apse incorporates architectural fragments from St Conal’s churchyard. The font is actually a C11 ornamental cross-base.

Queensberry Arms Hotel (early-C19): One of Kirkconnel’s oldest buildings.

St Conal RC Church (1921): Gentle Gothic church in white harl.

WNW. Glenmuckloch: Open cast mine; the coal is transported on the “Lochside Runner” a 7.6mi/12.2km conveyor belt (opened 2007) to a railhead at New Cumnock (E Ayrshire).

NNW. Kirkland: The outline of the original parish church of St Connel’s (c.1300) was revealed by excavation in 1926. Drystone dykes in area contain fragments of dressed stone.

NW. Lagrae Burn SSSI: Protected geological area.

WSW. McCrierick’s Cairn: Approved site of wind farm with 3 turbines. The larger wind farm with 20 online turbines to the west is Hare Hill in East Ayrshire.

NWN. Marchburn: D&G and East Ayrshire boundary on the A76. (Not to be confused with Marchburn boundary on the A77: See Cairnryan).

NW. Penachrig Burn: Modern Celtic stone cross 2.7m/8.9ft with inscription ‘St Conal 612-652’ on the base. Alleged site of St Conal, Connel or Connal’s grave.

W. Polhote & Polneul Burns SSSI: Protected geological area.

Also see Blackgannoch, Mennock, Sanquhar.

KIRKCONNELL FLOW 84 : NX 9770 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 109-110)

Kirkconnell Flow NNR & SSSI: Raised bogs on the flat coastal lands. CP with information point; footpath to picnic site.

Kirkconnell House: Laird’s house of complex development, its nucleus being the 4-storyed Kirkconnell Tower (C16-C18). RC Chapel (1815).

Kirkconnell Merse RSPB Nature Reserve: Covers a wide expanse of saltmarsh and mudflats. Not open to visitors. Also see Glencaple.

SSE. Airds Point: A small headland near the mouth of the River Nith.

Also see Cargenbridge, Dumfries, Islesteps, Mabie Forest, New Abbey.

KIRKCOWAN 82 : NX 3260 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 124)

Village situated near the convergence of the River Bladnoch and Tarf Water.

New Graveyard: Two war graves, under care of CWGC.

Oldland (N of): Extant surface features of a ROC underground monitoring post (1959-91), close by are remains of an Orlit observation post.

Old Parish Church (1732): Only E gable remains. Some fine carved C18 tombstones.

Parish Church (1834): In pinnacled Perpendicular with external stairs to two of the three galleries, all supported by marbled cast iron columns support galleries.

Railway (1861-1965): Traces of old ‘Port Line’ railway trackbed and Kirkcowan Station.

School (c.1900): Built in a mild A&C style.

Tarf Hotel (mainly C19): Picturesque in whinstone and render.

Tarf Woollen Mills: Previously a waulk mill (1821-1946); now ruined but still retains a tall octagonal brick chimney.

N. Barfad: Ring Moss (SSSI) is a protected area of wetlands.

W. Craichlaw House: Victorian baronial mansion with remains of C16 tower, rebuilt 1864. Restored to C16 style in 1954.

NE. Linn of Barhoise: Waterfall on River Bladnoch.

NE. Shennanton (1908): Large A&C Tudor villa with distinctive crazy-paving walls. Interior is Edwardian.

Also see Balminnoch, Culmalzie, Mindork, Mochrum Lochs, Newton Stewart, Spittal.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT 83/84 : NX 6851 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 189)

Market town and Royal Burgh (1330) on the River Dee. Formerly the County Town of Kirkcudbrightshire (The Stewartry).

In late C19 there was an artists’ colony established here - the town being associated with many fine painters.

Tourist Information Centre, Harbour Square: Summer only.

Academy (From 1815): Classical building with clock tower, extended 1901 and 1958.

Atkinson Place (c.1870): A three-sided courtyard of almshouses.

Barhill: Barhill Wood has CP and 3 waymarked walks.

Broughton House NTS (mid C18). E.A. Hornel house, exhibition of paintings and books, studio, fine Japanese style garden.

Castledykes: Humps and hollows in riverside field are site of C13-C14 Kirkcudbright Castle.

Castle MacLellan Foods: Award winning food producer, established in 1982. Modern factory opened 1988.

Corn Mill (c.1800): Former town mill in Millburn St, with kiln at rear still has its ventilator. A studio pottery for many years but now awaiting development.

Dee Bridge (1924-6): Five-span bow-truss concrete bridge with no pretension to prettiness.

Coastguard: Solway Sector Maritime Search and Rescue offices. Rescue Station and Surface craft base.

Free Church (1872-4): Geometric Gothic flanked by SE steeple and NE stair tower. Now housing.

Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park: Wild animal conservation centre set in 27 acres of woodland.

Greyfriars S.Ep Church (1919): Sanctuary is the only fragment of Greyfriars Franciscan friary. Notable Thomas MacLellan & wife monument (1635) and stain glass windows..

Harbour Square (1910): On the site of a filled in wet dock. Modern wood memorial carving of a waiting woman and child.

Johnstone Primary School (1847-8 & 1933): its centrepiece is an Italianate central tower.

Kirkcudbright Creamery (1935): ‘Moderne’ front block.

Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station: The station in Kirkcudbright is a ‘Crew Room’ only, the actual lifeboat house is south at Torrs Shore. See Townhead.

Kirkcudbright Station (1864-1965): Only former ticket office exists (now a shop). A train failed to stop in 1963 and continued across Bridge St!

MacLellan’s Castle HS (1581-2): Largest town-house of its period in Scotland. Now roofless but has a viewing gallery.

Marina: Floating pontoon provides access for visiting yachts etc.

Parish Church (1835-8): Large, red sandstone cruciform church. Inside, a Tudor-fronted gallery on cast-iron columns.

Railway (1864-1965): Traces of Kirkcudbright branch railway trackbed to N.

St Andrew & St Cuthbert RC Church (1886): Simple Gothic style in the lane behind the Sheriff Court.

St Cuthbert’s Cemetery: Adjoins old churchyard, the cemetery contains sixteen war graves and two non-war graves, under care of CWGC.

St Cuthbert’s Churchyard: Interesting items include a table-tomb, Covenanters’ graves and grave of William Marshall, age 120!

Selkirk Arms Hotel: Old coaching inn with C19 doorpiece. In the garden is a 1481-2 font, depicting a bird holding a leashed fox.

Sheriff Court (1866-8): Heavily impressive building. The Old Jail (1815) behind has a tall tower and octagonal caphouse.

Stewartry Museum (1892): Central battlemented tower building, a galleried museum hall inside. Multi-period collection & C&R casts.

Tollbooth (1625-7) with iron ‘jougs’, Mercat cross (1610), well (1762-3), and a Battle of Trafalgar weather-vane (1805). Contains the Arts Centre.

Town Hall (1878-9): Tall Renaissance block.

United Associate Chapel (1822): Gothick style, the porch is a later addition. Now an antique dealers.

WM (1921): bronze of swordsman defending a crouching boy.

SSE. Cannee (mid-C19): Informally grouped steading containing a round windmill/doocot tower (perhaps late C18).

SE. Kirkland: Archaeological site of a fort.

S. Mutehill: Locality on the east side of Manxman’s Lake, an inlet of Kirkcudbright Bay.

SSW. St Mary’s Isle: A peninsula with private grounds that include a heronry. Site of a great walled precinct of an Augustinian priory. Monk’s Well is now dry and disused.

W. The Stell: Slight remains of Kirkchrist chapel in graveyard. Further W is Kirkchrist Mote, an archaeological site of a fort.

Also see Bombie, Boreland of Borgue, Borgue, Bridge of Dee, Brighouse Bay, Dundrennan, Girthon, Glengap, Nun Mill, Rhonehouse & Kelton, Ringford, Tongland, Townhead, Twynholm, Whinnieliggate.

KIRKDALE 83 : NX 5153 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 149)

Situated on the scenic Solway Coast Road. Original old bridge crosses the Kirkdale Burn.

Barholm Castle (C16): Restored L-shape (formerly rectangular) tower-house. Once a hiding place of John Knox.

Cairnholy Tombs HS (C3-C2 BC): Two notable Neolithic chambered cairns in fine setting with views of Wigtown Bay and IOM etc.

Cairnholy 1: A fragment of a jadeite axe (from the Alps) was found here. Ceremonial upright stones.

Cairnholy 2: The sun shines directly through the entrance at sunrise of the Summer Solstice.

Churchyard: Remains of small medieval church of former parish of Kirkdale. Hannay Mausoleum, perhaps by R & J Adam.

Kirkdale Estate: Adam style buildings include an icehouse and neo-Egyptian bridge. Display of 6 C&R & 2 cross slabs.

Kirkdale House (1787-8): Robert Adam house. Front porch with Doric columns. Rear garden entrance with sweeping stair.

Kirkdale Mains (c.1790): Octagonal steading, perhaps by R & J Adam. To the N, a small detached ruin of a gazebo-like tower.

Kirkdale Sawmill: (c.1800): Recently restored, it is the best preserved in Galloway and retains its waterwheel. Nature walk.

Ravenshall Wood SSSI: Protected area of woodland.

Ravenshall Point: W on the coast is Dirk Hatteraick’s Cave, the smuggler captain in Scott’s “Guy Mannering”.

N. Claughreid: Bronze Age standing stone circle with a massive central boulder circled by nine lesser stones.

E. Kirkclaugh (c.1860): Baronial manor incorporating a late Georgian house.

Also see Cardoness, Carsluith, Creetown, Gatehouse of Fleet, Glenquicken, Mossyard.

KIRKGUNZEON 84 : NX 8666 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 108)

Small village on the stream known as the Kirkgunzeon Lane, spanned by early C19 single arch bridge.

Corra Castle (c.C17): Remains of small tower embedded in a steading by the A711 road.

Parish Church (1790): Has C19 birdcage bellcote. The Interior is late C19 with a retained C18 pulpit.

Parish Churchyard: McWhire Monument (1831), a tall sandstone obelisk, one of several tall monuments.

Railway (1859-1965): Traces in the area of ‘Port Line’ trackbed and Kirkgunzeon Station (closed 1950).

ROC Post : Remains of an Orlit observation post near site of former ROC underground monitoring post (1961-68).

St Winning’s Well: A stone basin around a natural spring.

N. Drumcoltran Castle HS: C16 fortified L-shaped tower house. Like Carsluith, it was succeeded by a mid C18 farmhouse next door.

S. Tarkirra: Archaeological site of a fort.

Also see Beeswing, Buittle, Crocketford, Dalbeattie, Haugh of Urr, Lochfoot, Milton (Crocketford).

KIRKINNER and BRAEHEAD 83 : NX 4251 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 148)

Kirkinner Cemetery: Contains 24 war graves, under care of CWGC.

Milldriggan Mill: Rebuilt early C19 as woollen mill, later corn mill, now in decay – it formerly had a large internal wheel.

Parish Church (1828 & late C19): Tall box church of St Kenvera. Contains elaborate ceiling rose, original pulpit and the C10 Kirkinner Cross (Anglian or Celtic cross).

Parish Churchyard: Late C18 classical mausoleum of the Vans Agnews of Barnbarroch.

School (1880): Cruciform Tudor style school but spoilt by plastic windows. Monkey-puzzle tree in playground.

Wigtownshire Railway (1876-1964): Traces of trackbed and Kirkinner Station (closed 1950).

SE. Kilsture Forest: Walks and cycle trails.

ESE. Ring Hill: Archaeological site of a fort. W is a C&R.

Also see Bladnoch, Causeway End, Culmalzie, Drumtroddan, Garlieston, Longcastle, Ravenstone, Sorbie, Whauphill, Wigtown.

KIRKLAND and MAXWELTON 78 : NX 8090 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 40)

Glencairn Parish Church (1836-7): Simple Gothic style church (very similar to Dalry), dominates the village.

Glencairn Parish Churchyard: Gables of the medieval church (C13-C17). Covenanter gravestones, burial enclosure, mausoleum. Five war graves under care of CWGC.

Old Manse (1840-1): At E end of village, the original manse is hidden in a well-treed garden.

Pump: Victorian pump standing at E of church and at end of terrace of cottages. The water flows from a lion’s mouth.

Maxwelton: Archaeological site of a motte.

Maxwelton Hill: Viewpoint of Glen Cairn.

Maxwelton House (C17): Original name was Glencairn Castle, it has been carefully modernised. A former resident being Annie Laurie, the subject of the famous 1700 song.

Maxwelton S.Ep Chapel (1868-9): Stocky Gothic chapel with well-preserved interior, built as a memorial to John Minet Laurie. Oak lych-gate (1884) with rhododendron path.

W. Crawfordton (1863-6): A multi-faceted baronial building, a private school from 1940 to 2006.

SW. Ingleston: The tree covered Lower Ingleston Mote (or Bow Buts) is a c.C12 motte-and-bailey castle.

SW. Ingleston Mains: Martyr’s Stone just N of farmhouse commemorates 5 Covenanters who were shot in the farmyard April 28 1685.

SW. Kirkland Fortlet: Roman fortlet site to south of Cairn Water.

SE. Kirkland Station: Site of former station with traces of the Cairn Valley Railway trackbed to the W (1905-1949 Dumfries-Moniaive).

SW. Lower Ingleston (C12-C13): Motte-and-bailey beside the Cairn Water.

SE. Old Crawfordton (late C17): Rubble farmhouse adjacent to the remains of Crawfordton tower house (C16). Archaeological sites nearby: burnt mounds, cairn & a homestead.

Also see Burnhead, Castlefairn, Dalwhat Glen, Dunscore, Keir Mill, Moniaive, Penpont, Thornhill, Tynron, Wallaceton.

KIRKMADRINE 82 : NX 0848 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 158)

Site of one of the earliest Christian communities in Scotland.

Kirkmadrine Church (late C19): Built as mortuary chapel in Romanesque style, based on Cruggleton Church. Now disused, it stands on the site of the medieval Toskerton Parish. Kirkmadrine Burial Ground.

Kirkmadrine Stones HS (from C5): Fine sculptured Christian stones displayed in glass-fronted W porch of the church.

SW. Float Bay (SE of): Archaeological site of two forts.

E. South Cairnwiel standing stone.

SW. West Ringuinea (S of): Archaeological site of a cairn (Craigencroy).

Also see Ardwell, Cairngarroch, Clachanmore, Knockinaam, Logan, Port Logan, Sandhead, Stoneykirk, Terally, West Freugh.

KIRKPATRICK DURHAM 84 : NX 7870 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 106)

Established c.1785 by local minister who used a legacy to acquire land and feu it on generous terms.

Durhamhill (c.1820): Tall laird’s house.

Free Church (1843 & 1870): Gothic rectangle. Now the village hall.

Moonstone Miniatures: Display of 1:12 scale stately homes, cottages etc.

Parish Church (1849-50, 1949 & 2001): Late Georgian Gothic despite its Victorian date. Pinnacled tower. Huge plaster ceiling rose.

Parish churchyard: Covenanter’s stone in memory of John Neilsone, Laird of Corsock. One war grave, in care of CWGC.

St David’s Street: Notable houses at 7, 9, 10, and especially No.20 (Beechgrove). Also the Masonic lodge.

S. Chipperkyle: 1810-15 idiosyncratic mansion notable for its large front central chimneystack. Restored C18 square stone doocot.

NE. Meikle Cairn: Archaeological site of a cairn.

Also see Castle Douglas, Clarebrand, Corsock, Crocketford, Crossmichael, Glenkiln, Glenlochar, Haugh of Urr, Knockvennie, Milton (Crocketford), Old Bridge of Urr, Springholm.

KIRKPATRICK FLEMING and NEWTON 85 : NY 2770 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 114-115)

Situated on course of Border-Crawford Roman road with site of two Roman camps, the main camp being one of the largest in Scotland at about 63¼ acres (25½ ha) in size.

Cemetery: Contains 7 war graves including 4 members of the British Honduras Forestry Unit, all in CWGC care.

Cove Estate: Situated beside River Kirtle, “Scotland’s first and last glen”. Bruce’s Cave with engraving.

Kirkpatrick House (1878-9), Former manse built on site of Kirkpatrick Tower, Two medieval crosses are set into the house, and two crosses & a cross-shaft base in grounds.

Kirkpatrick Station closed in 1960.

Mossknowe Estate: To E of B6357 (opposite mill) is site of WW2 German POW working camp No.612; it was also called Honduras Camp.

Mossknowe House (1767): Unusual but smart Palladian villa-country-house designed by William Craik of Arbigland.

Parish Church (1726, 1775 & later): Substantially rebuilt, but retains earlier masonry, including a bellcote of 1733. N (before the railway) is a possible site of a Roman fortlet.

Parish Churchyard: Burial enclosures and number of C18 headstones.

Raeburn Flow SSSI: Protected wetlands area.

Victoria Hall (1898-9): English Baroque in bullnosed ashlar.

SW. Broats: Archaeological site with settlement and field system.

SW. Broats Moss: Westlands Activities is a family activity centre (Quad bikes, Go-Carts etc.).

WSW. Irvington: Close by is the site of Kirkpatrick Airfield, a RAF WW2 relief landing ground for Carlisle (1940-1945).

Also see Annan, Chapelcross, Chapelknowe, Eaglesfield, Eastriggs, Ecclefechan, Evertown, Gretna, Kirtlebridge, Middlebie, Scots’ Dike.

KIRKTON 78 : NX 9781 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 84)

Small village surrounds a triangular green on which stands a pump.

Carnsalloch House: Derelict 1757 Palladian villa with some C19 work. Decaying 1850 Gothic chapel.

Carzield: Remains of Roman cavalry fort (mid-C2), the SE corner is clearly visible; it replaced the earlier forts at Dalswinton. Nearby is site of civilian annex.

Kirkmahoe Parish Church (1822-3): Large red sandstone box building with tower.

Kirkmahoe Parish Graveyard: Notable monument to Mary Lindsay (d.1832). Other interesting stones. Two war graves, in care of CWGC.

Milnhead (c.1760): Small but well-finished country house. Garden with a pyramid-roofed square doocot.

Also see Ae, Amisfield, Auldgirth, Cargenbridge, Collin, Dalswinton, Dumfries, Duncow, Heathhall & Locharbriggs,, Lincluden, Newbridge, Parkgate, Shieldhill, Tinwald, Torthorwald.

KIRRIEREOCH 77 : NX 3686 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 51)

Location in GFP on the scenic Bargrennan-Straiton (E Ayrshire) road. Picnic spot by Water of Minnoch near Kirriereoch Loch.

SE. King’s Cairn (C3 BC): Much robbed but still impressive cairn. A central slab-walled chamber is approached by a lower passage.

SW. Loch Moan: Enclosed by the GFP, and source of the River Cree. Islets include Black and White Islands.

SSE. Palgowan Farm Park.

WSW. Sheuchan’s Cairn: See Corrafeckloch.

Also see Bargrennan, Corrafeckloch, Galloway Hills, Glentrool Village.

KIRROUGHTREE and PALNURE 83 : NX 4564 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 126)

Galloway Forest Park Visitor Centre: Childrens' play area, forest walks, cycle/mountain-bike routes, information points.

Kirroughtree Forest Drive: A seasonal one-way forest drive (toll) in the GFP leading to the A712 W of Newton Stewart and the A75.

Kirroughtree House and Estate: See Newton Stewart.

Mountain Bike Trails: 7stanes mountain biking centre with trails of all grades.

Railway (1861-1965): Traces of old ‘Port Line’, notably the preserved remaining arches of Craddoch Viaduct. Palnure Station (closed 1951) is now a private house.

Stronord: Garden Walk.

NNE. Bargaly House (1691 & later): Laird’s House in Bargaly Glen. Triangular and semicircular dormers. W wing from early C18. Gardens, tomb.

W. Blackcraig Wood SWT.

ESE. Cairnsmore Estate: Stables with ground floor coach-houses. Hay barns have monolithic stone pillars supporting roofs.

ESE. Cairnsmore House (1740): Grand staircase to Roman-Doric portico and Victorian attic dormers.

ESE. Cairnsmore of Fleet (711m/2333ft): Footpath from Cairnsmore Farm, CP at Craddoch. Cairn on summit, and nearby a memorial to aircraft crashes.

ENE. Machars Hill: Archaeological site of a motte.

Also see Carsluith, Carty Port, Causeway End, Challoch, Creetown, Galloway Hills, Glenquicken, Newton Stewart.

KIRTLEBRIDGE 85 : NY 2372 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 114)

The Braes (1737 & later): A whitewashed rubble laird’s house. Walled Garden with old door dated 1731.

Kirtle Church (1840-1 & 1896-8): A tall box building with tower.

Langshaw House (mid-C18): Unassuming laird’s house, the product of accretion.

Railway Viaduct (1847): Nine segmental arches on the WCML. The masonry is aggressively bullnosed.

Wyseby (1797): Unpretentious rendered laird’s house. Stables (later C18). Octagonal pigsty, henhouse & doocot (early C19).

SE. Bonshaw Tower (C16): Well preserved Irving stronghold, which retains its C16 clan bell. Linked to C18 Georgian villa.

WNW. Site of Kirtlebridge Station which closed in 1960. Traces of the Kirtlebridge-Annan railway trackbed (former Solway Junction Railway) lies to the SW (closed 1955).

SE. Merkland Cross HS: Fine C15 3m/9.9ft high wayside cross with floriated head. Commemoration unknown.

SE. Robgill Mains: Archaeological site of a well-preserved cairn (to W of Blackyett Mains).

SE. Robgill Tower (c.1540): Now incorporated in a small C19 mansion. Interior C19-C20, but tower’s ground floor is intact. NW is an archaeological site of a fort.

SE. Robgill Tower grounds: Retaining wall to S & E of house is above river gorge. 1860 stables & lodge. Part walled garden.

W. Quarry Cottages: Extant surface features of a ROC underground monitoring post (1961-91).

SE. Woodhouse Tower (c. C16 & 1877): Remains of tower house occupy a commanding position E of Kirtle Water in sight of Robgill Tower.

Also see Annan, Brydekirk, Burnswark Hill, Chapelcross, Chapelknowe, Eaglesfield, Eastriggs, Ecclefechan, Gretna, Hoddom, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Middlebie, Waterbeck.

KIRTLETON 79 : NY 2680 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 89)

Lauriesclose: Former church (1905) in the A&C style with notable wrought-iron railings.

W. Birrens Hill: Archaeological site of a fort.

E. Callisterhall (N of): Archaeological sites include two cairns and a farmstead.

W. Carruthers Cemetery: Contains a war grave in care of CWGC, the cemetery is adjacent to the old graveyard: See next entry.

W. Carruthers Graveyard: Site of c.C16 parish church that was annexed to Middlebie 1609 and later demolished. There are medieval graveslabs and a font basin.

NW. Crawthat: Archaeological site of a fort.

NE. Wintershope Reservoir lies near the source of Kirtle Water.

Also see Chapelknowe, Corrie Common, Eaglesfield, Middlebie, Tundergarth, Waterbeck, Wauchope Schoolhouse.

KNOCK AND MAIZE 82 : NW 9957 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 118 & 141)

Name means ‘hillock and bog’. The SUW proceeds E towards Stranraer passing Knockquhassen Reservoir.

Archaeological sites of a standing stone and (SE), a farmstead.

SW. Black Head: Killantringan Lighthouse, a tapering tower built 1900 by David Alan Stevenson. Two-storey high keepers’ houses are now a guest-house.

W. House of Knock (1908): Large rambling 2-storey house on cliffs. Baronialised by corner conical-roofed drum tower.

WSW. Killantringan Bay: Archaeological site of a dun.

Also see Galdenoch, Knockinaam, Larbrax, Leswalt, Lochans, Portpatrick, Stranraer.

KNOCKINAAM 82 : NX 0252 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 141)

Towering cliffs surround the Knockinaam Lodge hotel. Used by Churchill and Eisenhower for clandestine meetings during WW2.

Morroch Bay SSSI: Protected geological area.

S. Dunaldboys: Archaeological site of a motte on the head of sea cliffs.

Also see Cairngarroch, Kirkmadrine, Knock and Maize, Lochans, Portpatrick, Stoneykirk.

KNOCKVENNIE 84 : NX 7571 (Philip’s D&G Street Atlas 106)

Situated on Urr Water with an old smithy (smiddy). Above (SSW) Knockvennie is Cat Craig, a strange outcrop of rock.

Glenlair (1830 & later): Small mansion. C19 wing now roofless. Home of James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79), buried at Parton.

Glenroan (or Glengappock) Mote: Iron Age fort.

Glenroan: Fine views of the Urr Valley.

Kilquhanity (1820): Classical mansion built by Walter Newall. A ‘free school’ from 1940 to 1997 – it is now being refurbished.

Margley: Moat Hill is an archaeological site of a fort.

Walton Park (1816): Villa built for Major Campbell. The stables (1817) have a doocot above the pend arch.

NW: Glenlair Burn Settlement: Archaeological site of a defended settlement on a craig by side of roa