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Pronounced ‘Kir-coo-bree’ (the
Church of St Cuthbert), this fascinating port on
the River Dee is dominated by a church spire, a
castle and the Gothic tower of a 15th
century tollbooth which was used to humiliate
criminals by exposing them to the townsfolk. One
of those inmates was John Paul Jones, the great
naval hero of the American Revolution. The cottage
where he lived can be found at Arbigland Gardens.
The town has always attracted artists and has
numerous galleries as well as the Stewartry
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Kirkcudbright - Photo: Allan Devlin
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Kirkcudbright’s churchyard
contains a monument to Billy Marshal, the
self-styled ‘king of the Galloway tinkers’ who
died in 1790 at the age of 120 (or so it is said)
having had seven wives.
It was in the Cistercian
Dundrennan Abbey where Mary Queen Of Scots spent
her last night on Scottish soil. The abbey was
founded by David l and stands in a small, secluded
valley.
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