Balmaclellan is a small village with a widely spread rural community, on the east side of the river Ken. There are panoramic view westwards over the Rhinns of Kells . On the east side of the village another impressive range stretches five miles from Barscobe Hill to Fell Hill.
Notes
At the nature reserve at Lowes Loch, red kites and black grouse can be seen in the area.
A finely decorated mirror and crescent of the Bronze Age were found near Balmaclellan.
The village has a clog and shoe workshop.
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The village is overlooked by a 12th century motte, used in the Middle Ages by pilgrims on their way to St Ninian’s shrine at Whithorn.
Completed in 1648, Barscobe Castle,tower house about a mile out of the village.
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