Rispain Camp was once thought to be the remains of a Roman fort but is in fact much older, an iron age farmstead from the late centuries BC. It was close to the route we took south from Whithorn so we thought we’d pop over to see it.

You have to go up a farm track to get to it and the car park is essentially the farm’s back yard.

There’s not much to see from ground level especially if you visit it on a misty day like we did. The images here show it off better.

Ditch at Rispain Camp:-

Kirkinner is in the former Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway a few miles south of Wigtown itself.

Its War Memorial is in the form of a large (mortared) cairn embossed with a circular shield and is inscribed, “To the glory of God and in memory of the men of this parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1919.” Below the names it reads, “1914 Their name liveth for ever 1919.”

Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house which lies beside the A 75 a few miles south-east of Creetown in Dumfries and Galloway.

Its car park also doubles as one for the cafe/restaurant which occupies what was once its courtyard:-

“Battlements”:-

Cardoness Castle stands on a promontory overlooking the Fleet estuary near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway.

As I recall there’s quite a steep though short climb from the car park at the side of the road up to the castle.

Interior:-

The lintel here makes a good perch!

Fleet estuary from top of castle:-

Gatehouse of Fleet. (I’ve posted pictures of the village before):-

This is possibly more moderne than Deco. A house off the A 711, just south of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway.

It’s possibly very recently built.

Dundrennan Abbey was the place where Mary, Queen of Scots spent her last night in Scotland before fleeing over the Solway Firth to England, imprisonment and eventual execution. She didn’t sleep in the Abbey itself but in the commendator’s house in the west range.

Dundrennan Abbey from the car park:-

Dundrennan Abbey ruins from side:-

Walls and west range:-

Arches:-

Choir screen – now detached and situated in the west range:-

Carved graveslab:-

Threave Garden lies just to the west of Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway and are in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

The gardens are lovely, well worth a visit.

Pond and Japanese bridge:-

Japanese bridge (Threave House behind):-

Japanese Bridge from approaches:-

Cascade:-

I took a video of the cascade to get the full efefct:-

Threave House. I believe this is used as administration offices, now:-

Fuller view:-

Threave Castle sits on an island in the River Dee near the town of Castle Douglas (see here and here) in Dumfries and Galloway.

There’s a fairly long walk from the car park and visitor centre to the landing area to get the boat across the river to the castle.

The walk is circular and this photo was taken on the way back to the car park:-

Castle across River Dee:-

The river apparently isn’t very deep but Historic Scotland (in whose care the castle is) is careful about how you cross. You can see the island’s jetty to the right here:-

Threave Castle closer View:-

Exterior of Tower:-

Arrowslits in exterior wall:-

Inside the tower:-

A model of the castle is in the case in the centre:-

Castle model:-

Auchencairn is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.

Side View:-

Names:-

Sweetheart Abbey, or the Abbey of Dulce Cor, is in the village of New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway (once Kirkcudbrightshire.) It was founded in 1275.

It seems to be our fate to visit historical monuments when they are swathed in scaffolding:-

Archway in Abbey grounds:-

Interior:-

Upper colonnade:-

Window:-

Rear Window:-