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...
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Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Walk 2015
From Sam Kelly. Dr. David Deveraux leads a small group on a historical walk of Kirkcudbright graveyard.
Fairground at Harbour Square
This is an early photograph with the fairground set up in the car park and a Caledonian bus parked nearby.
Territorials entraining 1914
Two images of the Royal Field Artillery Territorials leaving Kirkcudbright on 11th August 1914.
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.
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....
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.
Vera Alabaster
Vera Alabaster was a long time resident in Kirkcudbright where she was commissioned to do a large number of portraits (particularly of children), and many...
Thomas Bromley Blacklock
Lived in Kirkcudbright, but was drowned in the Clyde in 1903. Below is an example of his work “Kirkcudbright Harbour”. Digital galleries of his work...
Birds eye view of Kirkcudbright – Video 3
Video from Sam Kelly