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Photo of Durisdeer, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

© Alan O'Dowd / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Durisdeer

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Durisdeer is a tucked-away hill village at the foot of the Well Path, the old drove and pilgrim route over the Lowther Hills. It’s best known for its parish kirk, a handsome Georgian church that shelters the marble Queensberry monument. A peaceful spot, and a fine start for walks up into the hills behind.

More places to visit near Durisdeer

Photo of Morton Castle, Morton Loch, a ruined castle near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Morton Castle, Morton Loch

Castle near Thornhill

Morton Castle,castle,Morton Loch

5 km S

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

5.5 km N · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Drumlanrig Castle Gardens, a garden near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Drumlanrig Castle Gardens

Garden near Thornhill

Formal Victorian parterres and woodland walks around the pink-sandstone Queensberry seat in Nithsdale.

5.8 km SW

Photo of Museum of Lead Mining, a visitor attraction near Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Museum of Lead Mining

Attraction near Wanlockhead

Open-air and underground mining museum in Scotland's highest village, with a mine tour, cottages and miners' library.

8.8 km N

Photo of Wanlockhead, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Wanlockhead

Village

Scotland's highest village, a former lead-mining settlement high in the Lowther Hills.

8.8 km N · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Thornhill, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Thornhill

Village

Planned Nithsdale village of 1714, its lime-lined streets meeting at a column topped by the Queensberry winged horse

8.8 km S · Dumfries and Galloway