Old Photographs Durisdeer Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, shop and people in Durisdeer, Scotland. Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It is located six miles north of Thornhill, above the Carron Water, a tributary of the Nith. A Roman road once passed through the site of the village, and the remains of a small fort are located to the north-east. The parish church in the village serves Drumlanrig Castle, the 17th century home of the Duke of Queensberry. It was rebuilt by the third Duke in the 1720s, to designs by James Smith. Adjoining the church is the slightly earlier Queensberry Aisle, burial place of the dukes, also by Smith, with a large marble monument to the second Duke, born 1662, died 1711, carved by Jan van Nost. Durisdeer was included in the 1978 version of The Thirty Nine Steps film starring Robert Powell.


Old photograph of the Parish Church Durisdeer, Scotland.

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