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Attractions near Logan Botanic Garden
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Glenluce Abbey
(11 Miles)*
Glenluce is a Cistercian abbey founded around 1192. |
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Whithorn Priory & Museum
(21 Miles)*
Whithorn Priory is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, founded in the 5th century. |
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Newton Stewart Museum
(23 Miles)*
The exhibits in The Museum have been gifted or lent by local people and each year sees many additions to the collections and displays. |
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Creetown Gem and Rock Museum
(25 Miles)*
The Creetown Gemrock Museum houses one of the finest privately owned collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, gemstone objet d'art and fossils in Britain. |
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Cardoness Castle
(29 Miles)*
Cardoness Castle is the well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 15th century date, the ancient home of the McCullochs. |
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The Tolbooth Art Centre
(35 Miles)*
This award-winning Art Centre presents visitors with the story of the Kirkcudbright "art colony" through an audio-visual show and through the permanent display of some of the best Kirkcudbright paintings in the Museum Service collection. |
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Broughton House
(35 Miles)*
An 18th-century house of the Murrays of Broughton and Cally, which was bought by E A Hornel, the renowned artist and member of the 'The Glasgow Boys'. |
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MacLellan's Castle
(35 Miles)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s. |
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The Stewartry Museum
(36 Miles)*
The Stewartry Museum was founded in 1879, and first occupied part of Kirkcudbright Town Hall. As the collections grew, the present purpose-built museum was opened in 1893. |
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Leece Museum
(36 Miles)*
The Leece Museum is devoted to objects, photographs and documents specifically relating to Peel and its surrounding area. |
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Souter Johnnie's Cottage
(40 Miles)*
The inspiration for the character Souter Johnnie, Tam's 'ancient, trusty, drouthy crony' in Burns' poem Tam O'Shanter, was John Davidson, the real-life souter (shoemaker) who lived and worked in this cottage. |
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Threave Castle
(40 Miles)*
Threave Castle is a massive tower built in the late 14th century by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway. |
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Threave
(41 Miles)*
Threave Garden has something to offer in all seasons. At 64 acres, it is best known for its spectacular springtime display of daffodils, but herbaceous beds are colourful in summer and the trees and heather garden are striking in autumn. |
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Crossraguel Abbey
(41 Miles)*
The remains of Crossraguel Abbey, which are remarkably complete and of a very high quality, include the church, cloister, chapter house and much of the domestic premises. |
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Culzean Castle & Country Park
(41 Miles)*
The range of interests and activities at Culzean provides a perfect day out for the family. There is Robert Adam's castle, built 1772-1790 and Scotland's first Country Park, created in 1969 and consisting of 563 acres. |
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