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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Dumfries And Galloway

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Updated May 16, 2022

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The south face of the Ruthwell Cross in the apse.

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

The Ruthwell Cross

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.
Looking out to sea where pilgrims would have landed.

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Chapel Finian

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.
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Moat Brae

Dumfries, Scotland

Moat Brae

After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.
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Dumfries Museum—the camera obscura is on the top floor.

Dumfries, Scotland

Dumfries Camera Obscura

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
0 miles from Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries, Scotland

Rosefield Mills

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.
0 miles from Dumfries and Galloway
The Black Hole terrace.

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Garden of Cosmic Speculation

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
4 miles from Dumfries and Galloway
Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

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Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
5 miles from Dumfries and Galloway
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