{"id":2504,"date":"2014-10-15T20:48:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T20:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:35:34","slug":"dalbeattie-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2014\/10\/dalbeattie-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalbeattie I"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first of a couple of sets of pictures from a holiday in Dumfries & Galloway<\/a>, staying in the small town of Dalbeattie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6th July<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The tiny village of Parton<\/a>, whose principal claim to fame is that James Clerk Maxwell<\/a> is buried in the local kirk.<\/p>\n

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(L) The Earlstoun power station is part of a set of power stations forming the Galloway hydro-electric power scheme<\/a>. These share the same striking 1930s architecture. (R) On a walk starting from the oddly named St John’s Town of Dalry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The striking colour scheme of the Imperial Hotel, Castle Douglas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7th July<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweetheart Abbey<\/a>\u00a0(Historic Scotland) was founded in 1273 by\u00a0\u00a0Dervorguilla of Galloway<\/a>, who was buried there when she died, along with the embalmed heart of her beloved husband. The abbey was named Dulce Cor in tribute to their patroness’s devotion.<\/p>\n

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The cornmill at the adjacent village of New Abbey (Historic Scotland).<\/p>\n

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Views of the Solway Firth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8th July\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"The charming town of\u00a0Kirkcudbright<\/a>\u00a0is at the mouth of the river\u00a0Dee<\/a>. Its name means “Chapel of Cuthbert”, since\u00a0St Cuthbert<\/a>‘s remains were kept here for seven years as part of their long journey before finally coming to rest in Durham.<\/p>\n

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(L)\u00a0Broughton House<\/a>\u00a0(National Trust for Scotland) and (R) the quirky Stewartry museum in Kirkcudbright. The\u00a0Stewartry of Kirkcudbright<\/a>\u00a0was a region of eastern Galloway with Kirkcudbright as its principal town. The unusual term “stewartry” refers to a region administered by a “steward” ruling on behalf of the king.<\/p>\n

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(L)\u00a0Threave Estate<\/a>\u00a0(National Trust for Scotland), near Castle Douglas, and (R)\u00a0red squirrel<\/a>\u00a0making the most of an enormous feeder in the grounds of Threave.<\/p>\n

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