Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbright stands on the River Dee near its entrance to the Solway Firth. Its harbour and market served the surrounding lands of Galloway, while its name recalls St Cuthbert. In the late sixteenth century Sir Thomas MacLellan, provost of the burgh, built a grand fortified residence in the town. Completed enough for him to occupy by 1582, MacLellan's Castle used the site and stone of a former Franciscan friary.