Dumfries and Galloway Attractions
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The southwestern part of the Scottish Lowlands between Dumfries and Stranraer has much to entice visitors: the scenic charm of the hills around the spa town of Moffat, the wilderness of Galloway Forest Park, the long sandy beaches and the breathtakingly beautiful rocky coast along the Solway Firth. The region can also boast many splendid gardens, which flourish in the favorable climate, romantic castles and ruined abbeys and not least Dumfries, the last place on the Robert Burns literary trail. The route starts in Ayr to the north and winds its way south to the regional center of Dumfries where Burns wrote the last of his immortal verses. His local pub, the Globe Inn, still possesses his favorite chair and he provided a window pane inscribed with an affectionate verse to one of the waitresses. Walkers can follow the waymarked Southern Uplands Way, a journey of over 212mi/339.2km. It starts in Portpatrick on the west coast and crosses to Cockburnspath on the east.
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New Abbey - Sweetheart Abbey
A Medieval Christian Site, the ruins of Sweetheart Abbey make for an interesting tourist attraction.
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Whithorn - Priory & Museum (Cradle of Christianity)
This early Christian abbey, along with the shrine of St Ninian, was once a place of pilgrimage. It later became a parish church and eventually fell into ruin. The museum contains one of Scotland's earliest Christian monuments.
Palnackie, Scotland
(Near Dalbeattie)
Wigtownshire, Scotland
(Near Castle Douglas)