St. John's Town of Dalry

St. John's Town of Dalry

St. John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, formerly in Kirkcudbrightshire. It is located sixteen miles (26 km) from Castle Douglas along the A713 road, and is at the southern terminus of the A702 road (to Edinburgh). The village is about three miles (5 km) from the northern edge of Loch Ken. [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dalry/stjohnstownofdalry/index.html St John's Town of Dalry Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland ] ]

St. Johns Town makes a good base for exploring the surrounding region, including the Southern Upland Way and the nearby Galloway Hills, including the peaks of Corserine and Cairnsmore of Carsphairn.

Notable people from Dalry

*John Johnston, a farmer born in nearby Knocknalling, is credited with introducing agricultural drainage to the United States.
*Cathy Cassidy, childrens author
*Cowan Dobson, the artist and portrait painter.

References

ee also

*Southern Upland Way
*Dalry (disambiguation page)

External links

* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dalry/stjohnstownofdalry/index.html Undiscovered Scotland's page on St. John's Town of Dalry]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst3038.html St. John's Town of Dalry in the Gazetteer for Scotland]
* [http://www.needlesports.com/galloway/walking.htm Information on Hill Walking in the Galloway Hills]
* [http://www.johnbiggar.com/galloway-climbing-index.asp Rock and Ice climbing in the Galloway Hills]


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