Aucheninnes Plantations

Dalbeattie abounds, quite rightly, in the finest granite vernacular buildings, and this one excels. Now housing the Alma McFayen Care Centre for older people.

Terraced housing lining the street

Built in 1814, this is the oldest church in Dalbeattie

The park is named after Miss Copland of Colliston who gifted the land to Dalbeattie in 1900.

Port Street shows its origins, with modern housing leading away from High Street towards the site of Dalbeattie Quay and its nucleus of older houses. The granite cottages with dormers are so characteristic of the town and district.

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.

A fine terrace of cottages in the local granite vernacular.

A very distinctive building on the corner of John Street and High Street, the Round House dates from 1800 when it was built as a dwelling. In the mid 19th century it was rebuilt with its present round front as a shop - nowadays the upper story is a holiday let.

A view of the Dalbeattie Burn by the High Street bridge, where it is constrained by a high wall adjacent to the town centre car park.

Scottish Cup 2nd Round - Dalbeattie Star 0 Rothes 0, Attendance 210 The best thing about this ground is undoubtedly its odd little stand (not shown here - the picture was taken from in front of it) which is reached by steps. The 100 or so seats in it must be around eight feet up. There are other idiosyncries dotted about elsewhere though. The two sides of the ground which aren't designed for supporters have short steep banks, as can be seen here, obviating the need for ballboys. The metal railing running along the stand side of the pitch, and the corner flags - one of which can just be made out in the photo - are in the team colours of red and black. And the pitch definitely has a very slight slope - the view taken seems to me to be slightly uphill. On top of this the four floodlights are oddly positioned, being roughly halfway between the halfway line and the goal line, and one of them doubles up as a telecommunications mast. Dalbeattie Star currently play in the Lowland League, which is the fifth tier of Scottish football, or the top level of non-league football, looked at in another way. The winners of the Lowland League play off against the winners of the only other other Tier 5 league, the Highland League, at the end of the season, for the right to a tie against the bottom team in the actual proper league, which determines who competes in the higher league the following season. The ground has been in use since 1950.

The baker is still going strong,

Dalbeattie is best known for its fantastic mountain bike trails which are part of the 7 Stanes network. The town's history goes back to 1793 when it was founded as a mill town and a centre for quarrying granite.

From the south.