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New Abbey Road, Dumfries - Photo: Visit
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It was here in 1306, among the
local sandstone buildings, that Robert the Bruce
sparked the Scottish wars of independence by
slaying the Red Comyn, his rival for leadership of
the Scots, before seeking out an army to fight the
forces of the Crown. The poet Robbie Burns, who
latterly worked as an excise man, searching the
coves for smugglers, and lived here in what is now
Burns Street. The house and his farm are still
here, as is the mausoleum in which he was buried
in St Michael’s churchyard. It was also here that
JM Barrie was inspired to write Peter Pan. |
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Once a significant port,
Dumfries is dominated by a tower and a midsteeple
and has many attractive features. Among them is
the Devorgilla Bridge, the oldest surviving
multiple-arched bridge in Scotland; and Scotland’s
oldest working theatre. Here, too, you will find
the largest diameter stone circle on the mainland
of Scotland, The Twelve Apostles. |
Tower of Midsteeple, Dumfries - Photo:
Visit Scotland
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Further information:
Dumfries Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfast
accommodation
Dumfries Self catering holiday cottages, cabins, lodges,
mobile homes parks
Dumfries
Camp sites and touring caravan parks
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