Loch Gavin

View across open farmland towards the farm. There is a radio mast on the hill in the distance.

The sign at the entrance to Biggar's Gardens, comprising allotments and community space run by the Dalbeattie Community Allotments Association. The site was originally the Munches brick and tile works which had clay from the alluvium of the Urr valley to the west.

Part of the Biggar Gardens of the Dalbeattie Community Allotments Association, in fine and productive condition.

Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Completed in 1797, it replaced an earlier two-span bridge of the same name which was destroyed in a flood a short time after its completion.

The Buittle Bridge over the River Urr carries the A711 road from Castle Douglas to Dalbeattie. A short distance downstream from here the river becomes tidal and was originally navigable by quite large vessels.

Great for sea trout, brown trout and the occasional salmon

Winter view across the fields of Little Knox toward the A745 at Hardhills Smithy, now a modern farming machinery dealership.

Track descends from the A745 to Buittle Mains Farm, beyond is Knox Hill.

Reedweel farm track which is just off the Dalbeattie to Castle Douglas road.

Buittle Mains farm near Dalbeattie.

A fishing pool on Little Knox farm.

The Dub o' Hass or 'Pool at the Throat' as it translates from 18th Century Scots is the name given to the now derelict port of Dalbeattie, which lies three miles upstream from Palnackie Harbour. Here only the smaller vessels were able to reach Dalbeattie by the aid of horses as the bends in the river Urr were so sharp that ropes were also used to guide ships round. Today it is hard to imagine a boat of any size navigating the tortuous twists and turns of the River Urr as far as the town. A once thriving port and the hub of Dalbeattie's industrial past lies dormant and secret behind the remains of Biggars Mill. Age-old granite quay stones mark the path to the Dub o' Hass where an overgrown tree threatens the remains of the pier, its roots so deep that should it fall it will destroy a vital part of the towns heritage. The timber remains are as clear today as when they were first placed over 200 years ago, although my photos do not do it justice.

Just to the right of this photograph, on the A711, is the Buittle Bridge crossing Urr Water. This bridge is very old and is a single track bridge.