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Kirkland Moat

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From the Historic Environment Scotland record 65562

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  • Chris Newman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Pyle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hugh Close, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rose and Trev Clough, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Kinnear, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mary and Angus Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
DumfriesBuilding · 683 yd

Explorer Tom Dumfries is a building that does weird things when nobody's looking, like rearranging its own stones for fun. I bet it’s secretly plotting to become a castle but just can't commit to the architecture. It’s probably just a house that got overconfident with age. Count the crows, then count again.

Castledykes ParkGarden, Park, War Memorial (20th Century) · 761 ydDumfries, Dock Park, Garden SeatGarden Seat · 812 yd

Explorer Tom This generic Garden Seat in Dock Park has no date, so it could be from yesterday or the Ice Age for all we know. The rabbits probably think it’s a throne and treat it with the respect it deserves. It’s got a certain vibe; ideal stop for a big stretch and a bigger yawn before you keep going.

Dumfries, Kingholm Road, Kilpatrick Macmillan BridgeFootbridge · 814 yd

Explorer Tom Kilpatrick Macmillan Bridge would win any county fair for most stubborn structure because it refuses to let anyone cross too fast without a proper salute first. It’s been watching feet go by so long it knows every single pair of shoes in town by name. Ring your granny and tell her where you are.

Dumfries, Bankend Road, Crichton Royal Hospital, Johnston HouseHospital (19th Century) · 857 yd

Explorer Tom Johnston House is a 19th-century hospital building that looks like it wants to be on your tombstone. It’s all dignified silence, waiting for someone to finally explain why it’s so quiet. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might be.

Troqueer CemeteryCemetery · 937 ydDock ParkPark · 986 ydTitanic MemorialMemorial · 1065 ydMid CraigMountain / peak · 1460 ydMary: Dumfries, River NithSloop (19th Century) · 1.1 miDumfries, Castle StreetFortified House · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Dumfries, Castle Street took about four hundred cups of tea to build, mostly because someone kept spilling the mortar mix. It’s a fortified house with no assigned period, which basically means it’s been around since the concept of tea existed. Go now, before it gets famous.

NetherwoodWood · 1.5 mi

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