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Category: Images Past and Present

16th January 2017 Image Collections

MacLellan’s Castle, Kirkcudbright

In 1569 Thomas MacLellan of Bombie was given the site of a ruined Greyfriars monastery in the town of Kirkcudbright. The monastery, which was built...

YouTube Video

Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Walk 2015

From Sam Kelly. Dr. David Deveraux leads a small group on a historical walk of Kirkcudbright graveyard.

Street Views

Fairground at Harbour Square

This is an early photograph with the fairground set up in the car park and a Caledonian bus parked nearby.

Street Views

Territorials entraining 1914

Two images of the Royal Field Artillery Territorials leaving Kirkcudbright on 11th August 1914.  

River and Harbour

A busy harbour scene

The tanker berthed at the harbour is the Shell Engineer, The name on the middle boat in the foreground looks like Madline, Annan.

Places and Attractions

The Galloway Car

This car is an example of the Arrol range of cars made at the car factory at Tongland. The factory later moved to Heathhall, Dumfries....

3rd January 2017 Modern Photos

Aerial view of the Harbour Square

As will be seen the fair is occupying the square. The bus depot is still standing and there are no fishing boats in the harbour.

YouTube Video

Birds eye view of Kirkcudbright – Video 3

Video from Sam Kelly

YouTube Video

Birds eye view of Kirkcudbright – Video 2

Video from Sam Kelly

YouTube Video

Birds eye view of Kirkcudbright – Video 1

Video from Sam Kelly

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Recent Additions – Old Photos

  • Jan 16, 2017
    MacLellan’s Castle, Kirkcudbright
  • Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Walk 2015
  • Fairground at Harbour Square

Recent additions – Artists

  • Jan 3, 2017
    Vera Alabaster
  • Jan 3, 2017
    Thomas Bromley Blacklock
  • Jan 2, 2017
    William Hanna Clarke
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