Take a look through our comprehensive list of buildings & monuments in Dumfries & Galloway to find opening hours and directions for castles, historic houses and other attractions.
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Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Explore one of the most important Stone Age sites in Scotland, built in around 2500 BC and a meeting place for farming communities.
Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Visit Marian Tower and enjoy stunning views from this circular stone tower monument in Leswalt.
Monuments & Ruins
Newton Stewart
The steep climb up to Murray’s Monument is well worth the effort, offering amazing views of Galloway and beyond.
Castles
Gatehouse Of Fleet
A fine example of a Scottish tower-house castle, Cardoness Castle was built in the later 15th century as the fortified residence of the McCullochs.
Monuments & Ruins
Creetown
Explore the site of two remarkably complete Neolithic burial cairns at Cairnholy, south east of Creetown.
Historic Buildings & Homes
Nr Lockerbie
A museum devoted to writer and historian Thomas Carlyle, one of the most influential thinkers in 19th century Britain.
Monuments & Ruins
Langholm
Overlooking the town of Langholm, this memorial takes the form of a giant metal open book and is dedicated to the poet Hugh McDiarmid.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Newton Stewart
Founded in 1192 by Roland, Earl of Galloway the magnificent ruins of this Cistercian Abbey are some of the best preserved in Scotland.
Exhibitions
Lockerbie
Visit this tribute to the community of Lockerbie at the Dryfesdale Lodge Visitor’s Centre, situated by the Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial and Garden of Remembrance.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Port William
Situated 5 miles north west of Port William, the remains of this small chapel are thought to date back to the 10th century.
Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Take a walk along the footpath leading to the castellated Agnew Monument, built in 1850 in memory of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw Castle.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Eskdalemuir
Samye Ling is a large Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastic community located in a quiet rural setting.
Historic Buildings & Homes
Lockerbie
Standing on Trailtrow Hill, Repentance Tower formed part of a chain of defense posts which warned against English raiding parties who crossed the border.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Lockerbie
Step inside to see what lies hidden behind the outer walls of this relatively unassuming pre-war building.
Historic Buildings & Homes
Nr Dalbeattie
Located 7 miles north east of Dalbeattie, Drumcoltran Tower is a fortified mid 16th century L plan tower house, adjacent to mid 18th century farmhouse.
Historic Buildings & Homes
Langholm
Holding over 8000 books, from the 18th century to the present, Westerkirk Library is the oldest library still in use in Scotland.
Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Discover Galloway’s Viking and Celtic connections in Kirkcolm churchyard, where these 10th century Viking Carved Stones are found.
Castles
Stranraer
This medieval tower house was built around 1500 by Ninian Adair of Kilhurst, one of the most powerful Lairds of Wigtownshire.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Kirkcudbright
Mary Queen of Scots spent her last hours on Scottish soil in this Cistercian abbey founded by David I. Built in c12th. the abbey stands in a small secluded valley, its remoteness in keeping with the strict rules of the Cistercian abbey.
Castles
Nr Lockerbie
Lochmaben's magnificent ruins are a fine example of a 14th-century Z-plan Scottish tower house.