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An index of the towns and villages of Southwest scotland. Including Dumfries and Galloway, parts of The Borders, and

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Castles
A List of most castles, and tower houses as well as some mottes, in Scotland, some with links to pages that have a brief history and images.

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    On this web site, you can browse photographs of South West Scotland, though some images of other parts of Scotland are also included, either can be selected by location or category.

    A brief history of various places of interest are also being included.

    Southwest Scotland is a much under rated area with wonderful and varied scenery including forests, lochs, beaches, hills. There are unexpected sculptures, hidden waterfalls, quiet picnic areas.
    Also, a directory of all the business's in South West Scotland is being compiled. These can be added or modified by the business owner/proprieter.

Morton Castle

View of Morton castle from across Morton loch. Morton castle was built by the Earls of March in 1375 after an earlier castle was destroyed. The Douglase family acquired it in 1459 whom became the Earls of Morton. taken August 2010 View of Morton castle from across Morton loch. Morton castle was built by the Earls of March in 1375 after an earlier castle was destroyed. The Douglase family acquired it in 1459 whom became the Earls of Morton. taken August 2010

The Lochmaben Stone

The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, on the farm of Old Graitney, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Close to Gretna <p> This stone has a lot of history attached to it connected with the Borders. <br>It is an erregular, 7' high and weighs approximately ten tons. It is composed of weathered granite, exposed to severe glacial action.<p> Dumfries & Galloway Scotland June 2008 The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, on the farm of Old Graitney, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Close to Gretna

This stone has a lot of history attached to it connected with the Borders.
It is an erregular, 7' high and weighs approximately ten tons. It is composed of weathered granite, exposed to severe glacial action.

Dumfries & Galloway Scotland June 2008

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