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Attractions near Mouswald
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Savings Banks Museum
(4 Miles)*
In 1810 Dr Duncan opened the world's first commercial savings bank, paying interest of its investors' modest savings. |
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Caerlaverock Castle
(4 Miles)*
One of the finest castles in Scotland, Caerlaverock Castle is on a triangular site surrounded by moats. |
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Burns House
(6 Miles)*
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life. |
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Shambellie House Museum of Costume
(6 Miles)*
Shambellie House is a beautiful Victorian country house, set in attractive wooded grounds. It contains costume from the 1850's to the 1950's displayed in period room settings. |
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New Abbey Corn Mill
(7 Miles)*
New Abbey Corn Mill has been carefully restored and is operated regularly in summer months. |
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Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace
(8 Miles)*
Thomas Carlyle may have rubbed shoulders with Darwin, Dickens and Thackeray, but he never forgot his roots and insisted that his final resting place should be Ecclefechan, the village where his birthplace still stands. |
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The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
(16 Miles)*
When people hear the name Gretna Green their thoughts often step back in time to the history of runaway marriages. The Old Blacksmith's Shop is at the heart of this fascinating tradition. |
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Castle Douglas Art Gallery
(19 Miles)*
Castle Douglas Art Gallery first opened in 1938 having been gifted to the town by Mrs Ethel Bristowe and now forms an excellent venue for an annual programme of temporary exhibitions running from Easter to Christmas. |
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Threave
(20 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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Threave Castle
(20 Miles)*
Threave Castle is a massive tower built in the late 14th century by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway. |
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Drumlanrig Castle Gardens and Country Park
(21 Miles)*
Drumlanrig Castle was completed in 1691 by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and is one of the first and most important renaissance buildings in the grand manner in Scotland. |
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Senhouse Roman Museum
(21 Miles)*
The Senhouse Roman Museum contains sculpture and inscriptions from the Roman Fort at Maryport, (Alauna), which lies next to the museum. |
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Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
(22 Miles)*
Our combination of permanent displays (many of them enjoyably interactive and 'hands on'), changing exhibitions and exciting events and workshops makes Tullie House a thriving centre of activity. |
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Carlisle Cathedral
(22 Miles)*
The Cathedral, founded in 1122 and battered by centuries of border warfare, was built for the glory of God, and services have been said and sung daily in it for nearly 900 years. |
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Isel Hall
(24 Miles)*
The Elizabethan Range and fortified Pele Tower of Isel Hall dominates the landscape in its magical setting above River Derwent. |
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