List of public art in Dumfries and Galloway

This is a list of public art in Dumfries and Galloway, one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

Map of Scotland with the Dumfries and Galloway council area highlighted

Dumfries and Galloway comprises the historic counties of Dumfriesshire and the two counties collectively known as Galloway, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire. The council area borders South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders, Cumbria in England, the Solway Firth and to the west the Irish Sea. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Annan

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  Robert the Bruce The Town Hall, Annan 1875 R Smith of Glasgow (architect) Statue on platform Stone Category B [1]
  Edward Irving Parish Churchyard, Annan 1892 Dods of Dumfries Statue on pedestal Marble and granite Category B [2]
  War memorial High Street, Annan 1921 Henry Price Statue on pedestal Bronze and marble [3]


Balmaclellan

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  Crimean War memorial Balmaclellan Parish Church c. 1856 Capped pillar Sandstone 1.9m tall Category B [4][5]
  War memorial Balmaclellan c. 1920s Obelisk Stone [6]


Canonbie

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War memorial Canonbie 1921 Thomas J Clapperton Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite 4.0m high Category C Q56614881 [7][8]


Carsphairn

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  War memorial Carsphairn 1923 Messers Dods and Son Cairn Stone [9]


Corsock

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War memorial Burnside, Corsock c. 1920s Obelisk on pedestal Granite [10]


Dalbeattie

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War memorial Colliston Park, Dalbeattie 1921 William Stewart MacGeorge and EA Hornel (architect) Sculpture on column and pedestal with plaques Granite and bronze [11]
  War memorial St Peter's Catholic Church, Dalbeattie Celtic wheel cross Stone and brick [12]


Dumfries

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Monument to Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry English Street, Dumfries 1780 Robert Adam Column on pedestal and steps Stone Category A Q17570300 [13]
 
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Robert Burns Church Place, Dumfries 1882 Amelia Robertson Hill Statue on pedestal Marble and stone Category B Q17793546 [14]
  RMS Titanic memorial Dock Park, Dumfries 1913 Obelisk Granite [15]
  War memorial St John's Church, Dumfries 1922 Statue on pedestal Stone [16]
 
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War memorial New Abbey Road, Maxwelltown Henry Price Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone 4.5m high [17]
  The Crossing (Lady Devorgilla) Whitesands, Dumfries 1998 Matt Baker, Dan Dubowitz Sculpture Stone [18]
 
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Jean Armour Dumfries 2004 Nautilus Burleighfield foundry Statue group on pedestal Bronze and granite [19]


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Thomas Carlyle Ecclefechan 1929 MacDonald & Creswick of Edinburgh after Joseph Edgar Boehm Seated statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Category B Q17804310 Replica of 1882 original by Boehm in London[20]


Gatehouse of Fleet

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War memorial Gatehouse of Fleet 1921 Celtic cross on pedestal Granite


Gretna

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War memorial Opposite Old Parish Church, Gretna Green 1921 Fergus J Currie Cross on pedestal Stone [21]
Gretna Munitions Girls Central Avenue, Gretna 2016 Andrew Brown Sculpture group on base Bronze and granite 2.5m tall [22]


Isle of Whithorn

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  War memorial Isle of Whithorn c, 1920s Celtic cross on pedestal Stone [23]


Kirkcudbright

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  War memorial Castle Street, Kirkcudbright 1921 George Henry Paulin Statue group on pedestal/ cairn Bronze and rock Category C [24][25]
  Seafarer's memorial The Harbour, Kirkcudbright 1994 Charlie Easterfield Statue group on pedestal Wood and stone


Kirkpatrick Durham

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War memorial Kirkpatrick Durham c. 1920s Obelisk on plinth and steps Granite [26]


Kirkpatrick Fleming

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War memorial Kirkpatrick Fleming c. 1920s J W Dods and Son (Masons) Obelisk on pedestal Granite 4.8m tall [27]


Langholm

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  Monument to Sir John Malcolm Whita Hill, Langholm 1836 Robert Howe (architect) Obelisk Stone Category B Q17809222 [28]
  Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm Library Garden, Langholm 1842 David Dunbar Statue on pedestal Marble and granite Category C [29][30]
 
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War memorial Langholm 1921 Henry Charles Fehr Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Q114168682 [31]


Lochmaben

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Robert the Bruce Lochmaben 1879 John Hutchison Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [32]
  Rev. William Graham Town Hall, Lochmaben 1887 Statue in niche Stone [32]


Lockerbie

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  War memorial High Street, Lockerbie 1922 Henry Charles Fehr Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [33]


Mennock

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War memorial Mennock 1922 George Frampton Obelisk with plaque Granite, bronze and alabaster [34]


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Ram fountain High Street, Moffat 1875 William Brodie Sculpture on cairn with basins Bronze and stone boulders Category B Q17791208 [35]
  War memorial Moffat 1920 Alexander Carrick & Reginald Fairlie (architect) Pillar on pedestal Stone [36]
 
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Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Station Park, Moffat 1972 Scott Sutherland & D Bruce Walker (designer) Plaque and surround Bronze and sandstone [37]


Penpont

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War memorial Penpont 1921 William Kellock Brown Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [38]


Portpatrick

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War memorial Portpatrick Celtic cross on pedestal Granite [39]
  MV Princess Victoria memorial Portpatrick Plaque Bronze and marble


Stranraer

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
  War memorial Lewis Street, Stranraer 1920 Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Category B Q17794419 [40][41]
  MV Princess Victoria memorial Agnew Park, Stranraer Anchor and memorial stone


Thornhill

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
  Mercat cross Thornhill 1714 James Smith Pillar on pedestal Stone Category A [42]
  Joseph Thomson Thornhill 1897 Charles MacBride Bust on pedestal with plaques Bronze and stone Category B [43]


Whithorn

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  War memorial Main Street, Whithorn c. 1920s Pillar on pedestal Granite [44]


Wigtown

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
  Mercat cross The Square, Wigtown 1816 Cross on steps Stone Category B [45]
  Covenanters Memorial Windy Hill, Wigtown 1858 Obelisk on pedestal Stone Category B Q17798249 [46][47]
War memorial Church Lane, Wigtown 1922 Cenotaph Stone [48]


References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, Town Hall and Frestanding Lamps (Category B Listed Building) (LB21097)". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street Annan Parish Churchyard, Statue to Edward Irving (Category B Listed Building) (LB21107)". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "War Memorials Register: Annan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "War Memorials Register:Balmaclellan Crimean War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Balmacellan Church and Churchyard, including Crimean War Memorial and Boundary Walls (Category B Listed Building) (LB51352)". Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "War Memorials Register:Balmaclellan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ "War Memorials Register: Canonbie". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Canonbie Village, Canonbie War Memorial (Category C Listed Building) (LB3502)". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "War Memorials Register: Carsphairn (Including Lieutenant Colonel WHC Kennedy VC)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "War Memorials Register: Corsock - Obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ "War Memorials Register: Dalbeattie". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "War Memorials Register: St Peters Roman Catholic Church". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  13. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "English Street, Queensberry Column (In front of Regional Council Offices) (Category A Listed Building) (LB26173)". Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Church Place, Burns' Statue (Category B Listed Building) (LB26133)". Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Dumfries, Dock Park, Titanic Memorial". CANMORE. 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  16. ^ "War Memorials Register: Dumfries". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  17. ^ "War Memorials Register: Maxwelltown and Troqueer Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  18. ^ "The Crossing (Lady Devorgilla)". Art UK. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  19. ^ "A Statue to Jean Armour in Dumfries". Howff Club, the Dumfries Burns Howff Club. 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  20. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Ecclefechan Village, statue of Thomas Carlyle (on The Higgs) (Category B Listed Building) (LB10047)". Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. ^ "War Memorials Register: Gretna Parish". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  22. ^ "War Memorials Register: Gretna Munitions Girls". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  23. ^ "War Memorials Register: Isle of Whithorn". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  24. ^ "War Memorials Register: Kirkcudbright". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  25. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Castle Street, War Memorial, 1st and 2nd World Wars (Category C Listed Building) (LB36485)". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  26. ^ "War Memorials Register: Kirkpatrick Durham - Obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  27. ^ "War Memorials Register: Kirkpatrick Fleming Parish - Obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  28. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Malcolm Monument on Whita Hill (Category B Listed Building) (LB9762)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  29. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, Statue of Sir Pulteney Malcolm (in Library Garden) (Category C Listed Building) (LB37124)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  30. ^ "War Memorials Register: Admiral Sir P Malcolm". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  31. ^ "War Memorials Register: Langholm". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Lochmaben". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  33. ^ "War Memorials Register: Lockerbie - Statue". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  34. ^ "War Memorials Register: Mennock Bravest Village Award". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  35. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street Ram Fountain (Category B Listed Building) (LB37902)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  36. ^ "War Memorials Register: Moffat". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  37. ^ "War Memorials Register: Lord Dowding". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  38. ^ "War Memorials Register: Penpont". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  39. ^ "War Memorials Register: Portpatrick". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  40. ^ "War Memorials Register: Stranraer". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  41. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Stranraer Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court including War Memorial, gatepiers and boundary walls, Lewis Street, Stranraer (Category B Listed Building) (LB41785)". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  42. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Thornhill Village The Cross (Category B Listed Building) (LB17337)". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  43. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Thornhill Village East Morton Street Joseph Thomson Monument (Category B Listed Building) (LB17338)". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  44. ^ "War Memorials Register: Whithorn". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  45. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "The Square, New Market Cross (Category B Listed Building) (LB42437)". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  46. ^ "War Memorials Register: Wigtown Covenanters Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  47. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Windy Hill Martyrs Monument and Enclosure (Category B Listed Building) (LB42442)". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  48. ^ "War Memorials Register: Wigtown Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2021.