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Vistor Attractions
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Dumfries and Galloway
South West Scotland

Visitor Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway SW Scotland

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Dr Henry Duncan

Dr Henry Duncan

Ruthwell
Duncan, Dr Henry (1774 - 1846), led to the founding of a great banking movement.
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James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell

Parton
Maxwell was born at 14 India Street,Edinburgh, Scotland,on June 13, 1831. He was the only child of E...
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John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Kirkbean
The John Paul Jones museum at Arbigland is situated in the grounds of Arbigland Estate near Kirkbean...
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Quintinshill, Britain's worst rail disaster

Quintinshill, Britain's worst rail disaster

Gretna Green
Quintinshill, near Gretna, witnessed the worst railway disaster on 22 May 1915. A troop train, car...
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