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Galloway: Threave to Kirkcudbright

A drive through the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. It starts at Threave Garden near Castle Douglas and the Loch of Edingham near Dalbeattie, then goes by Auchencairn and Dundrennan's Buckland Glen to Kirkcudbright, ending at MacLellan's Castle and Silver Craigs Park, where Elspeth M'Ewen was burned in 1698.

6 stops · about 46.1 km · allow roughly 3 hrs 15 min

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    Threave House: Footsteps and a Push in the Back

    Threave House, Threave Garden, Castle Douglas

  2. 2
    Folklore & legend
    The Fairy Ice Dancers of Edingham Loch

    Loch of Edingham, near Dalbeattie

  3. 3
    Hauntings
    The Ringcroft of Stocking Apparition, 1695

    Ringcroft of Stocking, near Auchencairn, Rerwick parish

  4. 4
    Hauntings
    The Headless Lady of Buckland Glen

    Buckland Glen, near Dundrennan

  5. 5
    Hauntings
    The Cloaked Figure of MacLellan's Castle

    MacLellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright

  6. 6
    Witchcraft
    Elspeth M'Ewen, Burned at Kirkcudbright, 1698

    Silver Craigs Park, Kirkcudbright

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