Kirkgunzeon railway station

Kirkgunȝeon (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Fhionnain) is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south west of Dumfries and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north east of Dalbeattie. The civil parish is in the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and is bounded by the parishes Lochrutton to the north, Urr to the west, Colvend and Southwick to the south and New Abbey to the east. Kirkgunzeon is recorded in c.1200 as Kirkwynnin. Wynnin represents a Cumbric form of the Gaelic Finnén, a diminutive of Findbarr. William J. Watson takes this to be Findbarr of Moyville. Thomas Clancy argues the name commemorates Uinniau a local British saint, not recorded in literary records.

Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway) railway station served the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

Killywhan railway station served the hamlet of Killywhan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1959 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

The Stewartry was a local government district from 1975 until 1996 within the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Under the name The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright the area of the former district is still used as a lieutenancy area. Dumfries and Galloway Council has a Stewartry area committee which approximately covers the same area, subject to some adjustments where ward boundaries no longer follow the pre-1996 district boundary. The Stewartry covers the majority of the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and derives its name from the county's alternative name of the "The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright".

Beeswing is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland.

Loch Arthur (also known as Loch Lotus) is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing.Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake.Prehistoric lake dwellings (crannogs) were formerly on this lake. A logboat and possible paddle have been found.Loch Arthur Camphill Community is a farm near the loch where people with disabilities, volunteers and staff produce organic cheese, butter and other foods.

The Loch Arthur logboat or dugout canoe (also called Loch Arthur 1, Loch Lotus or Lotus Loch) was found in 1874 when the water level was low on the south bank of the Loch Arthur, near the village of Beeswing, southwest of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The logboat, built of oak, is about 13.7 meters long and up to 1.5 meters wide. On the opposite side of the 300 to 400 meter wide lake was a crannóg (lake dwelling).The Loch Arthur logboat or dugout canoe (also called Loch Arthur 1, Loch Lotus or Lotus Loch) was found in 1874 when the water level was low on the south bank of the Loch Arthur, near Kissock, southwest of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The dugout, built of oak, is about 13.7 meters long and up to 1.5 meters wide. On the opposite side of the 300 to 400 meter wide lake was a crannóg (lake dwelling). The logboat was damaged during recovery. The bow, including an ornamental animal head, was given to the Museum of Scotland. The surviving part of the sawed-up boat is 6.34 m long. The tail section and a paddle went to the Dumfries Museum and were lost there. The paddle was about 50mm in diameter and the end was decorated. The dugout canoe was built between 100 BC and AD 80. The rear end formed from a bar was placed in a groove about 38 mm wide. At the end of the starboard side there were seven holes about 76 mm in diameter spaced about 1.5 m apart. The bottom of the boat was pierced with three irregular holes. The starboard side survives to a height of 0.43 m. The remains did not suffer much from the split, but show strong faults. The bow of the boat has an unusual shape that ended in an extension that resembled the elongated neck and head of an animal. The hole that formed the “eye” was about 127 mm in diameter and was probably used for a line or rope. This feature has also been observed in the dugout canoes "Errol 2" and "Loch of Kinnordy". The pointed bow is notable for its internal gradation, which was probably left as reinforcement. This has no Scottish parallels, but is also found on three boats from Holme Pierrepont, in Nottingham, England to be found, one of which was dated between 230 BC and 110 BC. Three bronze grapes had previously been found in the lake.

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the South of Scotland League. The club had previously played in the Lowland League. Home matches are played at Islecroft Stadium in Dalbeattie, and as an SFA member they also play in the Scottish Cup.

Lochrutton Loch is a large, lowland freshwater loch that lies to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from north to south and is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long and 0.5 mi (0.80 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 13 ft (4.0 m) and is 58 ft (18 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 1 May 1905 by James Murray and L. W. Collett as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. In the centre of the loch are the remains of a crannog known as Dutton's cairn. It was excavated between 1901 and 1902 and found to have a circular cairn of earth, with a diameter of approximately 80 ft (24 m). The crannog is thought to date from the Early Iron Age and was occupied until the Middle Ages. Finds from the excavation included a jet cross dating from the 13th century.One of the areas adjacent to the loch is historically attested to have been known as 'Foot Ball Knowes' (knowe being the Scots for 'hillock'), possibly the only 'football' place name in Scotland, as early as 1815.The loch is populated with bream, perch, pike and roach. No permit is required to fish on the loch.

Dalbeattie Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which is used as community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch' or Dail bhàite 'drowned (i.e. liable to flood) haugh') is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is in a wooded valley on the Urr Water 4 miles (6 km) east of Castle Douglas and 12 miles (19 km) south west of Dumfries. The town is famed for its granite industry and for being the home town of William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the RMS Titanic.

Dalbeattie railway station served the town of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.