Old photograph of Maxwelltown Observatory, Dumfries, Scotland. The four storey tower was originally built in 1798 as a windmill on Corbelly Hill, the highest point in Maxwelltown. In 1834, the derelict windmill was purchased by the newly formed Dumfries and Maxwelltown Astronomical Society, primarily due to the efforts of local merchant Robert Thomson. The observatory opened to paying members in August 1836. Maxwelltown was a hamlet known as Bridgend up until 1810, in which year it was erected into a burgh of barony under its present name. Maxwelltown comprises several suburbs, including Summerhill, Troqueer, Janefield, Lochside, Lincluden, Sandside, and Summerville.
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