Kirkcudbright History Society

Through the summer the History Society offers weekly guided tours of Kirkcudbright's historic kirkyard (a little east of the town on the Gelston road), which was the site of the original Northumbrian 'kirk of Cuthbert' which even Ailred of Rievaulx described as an ancient building in the later 12th-century! It is also the site of […]

Through the summer the History Society offers weekly guided tours of Kirkcudbright's historic kirkyard (a little east of the town on the Gelston road), which was the site of the original Northumbrian 'kirk of Cuthbert' which even Ailred of Rievaulx described as an ancient building in the later 12th-century! It is also the site of […]

As part of Scottish Archaeology Month, Doors Open Day and Kirkcudbright Fringe, Kirkcudbright History Society will be offering a guided tour of St Cuthberts Kirkyard. The setting and history of the kirkyard makes it well worth seeking out. It is particularly important as the site of the original kirk of St Cuthbert, possibly built sometime […]

Meet at the kirkyard gate, on the edge of town, on the road to Gelston As part of Scottish Archaeology Month, Doors Open Day and Kirkcudbright Fringe, Kirkcudbright History Society will be offering a guided tour of St Cuthbert's Kirkyard. The setting and history of the kirkyard makes it well worth seeking out. It is […]

Kirkcudbright History Society starts its new season with ‘Tales of The Big Hoose’: the history of four local houses (Argrennan and Fludha in Kirkcudbright; Barwhinnock at Twynholm and Senwick House at Borgue). These have been researched by members as part of the ‘Can You Dig It’ project which looked at over 40 houses across the […]

Our November talk will be a presentation about John McKie who left a journal describing his long and varied life. A copy of this journal recently came into the Society’s possession. The pages covering his early years have been researched by members of the history society, and, in collaboration with his descendants, the society plans […]

December Meeting Parish Hall, December 13th @ 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £3. BACS details from the address below. The speaker will be Ivor Waddell whose presentation will be “The Galloway Levellers 1723/4: A Tercentenary Review”. The Galloway Levellers were groups of small tenant farmers and crofters, who roamed the SW of Scotland taking action against […]

Alison Burgess, Team Leader with the Heritage Service, will be the speaker at Kirkcudbright History Society’s next meeting on the 14th February. She will be looking at the various types of materials held by the Service and how these can be useful for anyone researching local history. This meeting will be streamed as well as […]