A Son of the Rock

Dumfries is the old county town of Dumfriesshire long since absorbed into the larger Dumfries and Galloway region.

It is famous, among other things, for its connection to Robert Burns who at one time worked a farm a few miles north of the town.

A statue of the poet occupies a prominent position in the town centre.

By the river Nith there is an artwork commemorating Lady Devorgilla, after whom the older of Dumfries’s two bridges over the Nith is named. This plaque is set into the paving by the river:-

You have to go down some steps towards the river itself to see the figures in relief:-