Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
A view over Dumfries
The County Hotel (now Waterstones)
The County Hotel once stood at 79 High Street. The building started as a home for a Jacobite supporter named Richard Lowthian, who allowed Bonnie Prince Charlie to carry out war councils in one of the upstairs rooms for 3 days in 1745. It then became a hotel until its closure in the 1980's, when it was demolished in 1984-5. It retained its facade, with the remainder rebuilt with a steel frame. The timber panelling of "Prince Charlie's room" was largely reinstated and painted.
Naturally, the building is reputedly haunted by Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.
79-83 High Street,
Dumfries,
Dumfries and Galloway,
DG1 2BN.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
The Friary
A Franciscan Friary was founded at Dumfries before 1266, and was dedicated to St Mary. The friars' church was the scene of the slaying of John Comyn by Robert Bruce between 1305-6. The site where the friary once stood is appoximately to the rear of Bethany Evangelical Church.
The area is reputedly haunted by Bruce and Kirkpatrick.
Greyfriars Street,
Dumfries,
Dumfries and Galloway,
DG1 2AA.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Location
Visitor Information
Dumfries (possibly from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
It lies near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth.
Pictured is a view over Dumfries courtesy of Clearwood. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
