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Wigtown

Set beside the sands of the Cree Estuary, this small royal burgh has achieved fame as being Scotland’s Book Town, and has many bookshops and publishing houses. The fous for book activity, apart from the 20 or so shops, are the County Buildings of 1863. During the two book fairs held here every year - one in May and one in September - many of the readings, talks and events take place within the County Buildigs.

In the kirkyard of Wigtown Parish Church are the remains of the medieval church, dedicated to St Machuto, who is known in France as St Malo, and gave his name to the French port. Also in the kirkyard are the Martyrs’ Graves. In 1685, during the time of the Covenanters, two women - one aged 18 and one aged 63 - were tied to stakes at the mouth of the River Bladnoch for adhering to the Covenant and renouncing Charles as the head of the church. Rather than give up their principles, they drowned as te tide rose over their heads. The spot where the martyrdom took place is marked by the small Martyrs Monument on what are now salt marshes. On a small hill behind the town is another Covenanters’ Monument, this time a slender column.

One mile west of the town is Bladnoch Distillery, Scotland’s most southerly whisky distillery. There is a visitor centre and shop, and guided tours are available showing the distilling process.

Four miles west of the town, reached by the B733, is the Bronze Age Torhouse Stone Circle, built around 2000BC to 1500BC. It consists of 19 boulders forming a circle, with three other boulders in a line within  it. It is of a type more commoly found in Aberdeenshire and north east Scotland.