My husband and I have made two trips to Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It's lush rolling hills and peaceful farms belie its violent past when the Border clans made war on each other and nearby England. I am putting a few photographs of these trips here so you can see what it's like. Each photograph stands alone. Click on the name and the photo will come up. I hope that this will make viewing them faster since you don't have to wait for several to load at the same time. Feel free to download any of these photos that you like. They are here to share.
If you want to contact me about any of them, my address is jennahawk@cox.net.
If you are planning to go to Dumfries or just want more information Dumfries
Mouswald
Ruins of the tower
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Village of Mouswald
Mouswald Village
The Tower is hidden in the trees to the right.
Mouswald Church
Mouswald Church
The effigy of Sir Simon is behind the wing to the left.
Looking west from Mouswald Church
Effigy of Sir Simon of Carruthers
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Comlongon Castle and Country House
The Castle and country house
Comlongon Castle
Once home of the Murrays of Cockpool.
The Country house of Comlongon
Entry to the country house of Comlongon
Dalton Church
There are a number of Carruthers graves in the cemetery.
Dalton Church ruins
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The interior
Carruthers tombstone
New Dalton Church from the cemetery
Torthorold Tower
Once the home of a branch of the Carruthers family.
Torthorold Tower
Carrutherstown
The Village
Carrutherstown Hall
Holmains
Possible sites of Holmains Tower
Holmains Hill
Rubble below the Hill
View down the valley from Holmains
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House built from the stones of Holmains Tower
House
Farm road across Holmains Moor
Road
Dumfries countryside
The Dumfries countryside
Genealogy
