Visit Kirkcudbright Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kirkcudbright

  

Kirkcudbright Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kirkcudbright

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Kirkcudbright history

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An early rendition of the name of the town was Kilcudbrit; this derives from the Gaelic Cille Chuithbeirt meaning “chapel of Cuthbert”, the saint whose mortal remains were kept at the town between their exhumation at Lindisfarne and reinterment at Chester-le-Street. Edward I of England is said to have stayed at Kirkcudbright in 1300 during his war against Scotland.

Kirkcudbright training area

The Dundrennan Range was acquired by the Army in 1942 as a training area for the D-Day invasion. The area remains in active use for live-firing exercises. Part of the training area is a weapons development and testing range. The use of this range for the testing of depleted uranium shells has been controversial.

Museums

Broughton House was the home of Scots impressionist artist Edward Atkinson Hornel. The National Trust for Scotland maintain the house and its contents as a museum of Hornel’s life and work.

You can visit Kirkcudbright places with Walkfo Kirkcudbright to hear history at Kirkcudbright’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kirkcudbright has 15 places to visit in our interactive Kirkcudbright map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kirkcudbright, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kirkcudbright places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kirkcudbright & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 15 audio facts unique to Kirkcudbright places in an interactive Kirkcudbright map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kirkcudbright Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Kirkcudbright historic spots	Kirkcudbright tourist destinations	Kirkcudbright plaques	Kirkcudbright geographic features
Walkfo Kirkcudbright tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kirkcudbright

  

Best Kirkcudbright places to visit

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Kirkcudbright has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kirkcudbright’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kirkcudbright’s information audio spots:

Broughton House Broughton House is an 18th-century town house in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It was the home of Scots impressionist artist E. A. Hornel between 1901 and 1933. During this time Hornel remodelled the house and created the Japanese-influenced gardens.

Kirkcudbright Castle A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. It was placed in the care of King Edward I of England. King Robert the Bruce captured the castle after 1313 and it appears to have been demolished.

Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright is a town and parish and a Royal Burgh from 1455. The town lies southwest of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie at the mouth of the River Dee. The family of Gen. George B. McClellan originated from the town.

Kirkcudbright war memorial Kirkcudbright war memorial commemorates men killed during the First and Second World Wars. It is sited in front of the 16th-century MacLellan’s Castle and depicts a seated warrior with a sleeping child on his knee.

Visit Kirkcudbright plaques