Visit Tongland Places

Welcome to Visit Tongland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tongland

  

Tongland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tongland

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Tongland history

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Tongland Abbey, a medieval Premonstratensian monastic community, existed here during the Middle Ages. Tongland Church built in 1813, is now disused and in a state of ruin, although the graveyard is still in use. Since the 1930s, Tongland has been the site of a hydro-electric power station.

You can visit Tongland places with Walkfo Tongland to hear history at Tongland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tongland has 15 places to visit in our interactive Tongland 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 Tongland, 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 Tongland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tongland & the surrounding areas.

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

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

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

  

Best Tongland places to visit

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

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Visit Tongland plaques