All History & Heritage

The Dumfries Suspension Bridge is a suspension pedestrian bridge that was completed in 1875.

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Cruggleton Castle sits on Cruggleton Point, around 4.5 kilometres east of Whithorn.

Dean Castle Country Park is a fantastic free day out for all the family.

Lord Alexander Garlies, son of the fifth Earl of Galloway and the Machars’ greatest landowner, built the house in 1740.

A stone marking the end of the Pennine Way in Kirk Yetholm

The buildings along Horsemarket are good examples of early 19th century architecture.

Amongst the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders, Abbotsford is the perfect luxury accommodation for groups of up to 16 guests on a self-catering basis.

A bust of Robert Burns which dates from 1912

The name derived from the times when travelling people camped here

Kirk Wynd once led to the Old Kirk in the grounds of Thirlestane Castle and the name has remained ever since

The tolbooth was where market traders paid levies to sell their goods and where those who fell foul of the law were imprisoned

This building was built in 1877 and displays a Dutch gable pediment and unusual stone columns.

The Three Brethren cairns mark the boundaries of the estates of Buccleuch, Yair and Selkirk Burgh at a height of 465m

Within the grounds is the family tomb of Mungo Park, the Borders-born explorer of Africa

Pavilion Lodge which dates from the 1770s and is one of the entrances to Duns Castle. Duns Castle and its grounds are private property

The narrowest part of the A68 road from Edinburgh to Newcastle is at the former East Port in Lauder

The library was once Selkirk's Prison

This circular structure dates back to the 16th century and is one of a number of dovecots built to house and feed pigeons over the…

This was the site of the house of the Gala Estate’s miller.

Built in1638 to replace St Catherine’s at the Mull of Galloway, Kirkmaiden Old Kirk lies in the most southerly parish in Scotland on Core Hill,…