History and Biography from Dumfries & Galloway

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  The Central Stewartry Jack Hunter
  This collection of images features the Central Stewartry area which covers Borgue, Twynholm and Gatehouse of Fleet, along with some of the smaller settlements in what was once part of Kirkcudbrightshire. Images of Belted Galloway cattle and the smuggler Dirk Hatteraick's cave are included.
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  Dear Alice: Narratives Of Madness Tom Pow
  This collection of poetry explores the imaginative legacy of a nineteenth-century lunatic asylum, the Crichton in Dumfries, drawing on the richly-documented history of the site.
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  Dumfries And Galloway John Gifford
  John Gifford's 'Dumfries and Galloway' explores the castles, churches and tower houses of south-west Scotland, an area that stretches from Stranraer in the west to Langholm in the east.
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  Dumfries And Galloway's Last Days Of Steam W. A. C. Smith
  Relive the final days of the Port Road, when people lined the route six-deep to wave the last service goodbye. The various branch lines of the area are also covered. Steam engines feature throughout, working at locations including Beattock, Dalbeattie and Stranraer.
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  Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railways Gordon Stansfield
  The main rail services between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland all passed through Dumfries and Galloway. Illustrated throughout, this book will rekindle memories of those bygone days.
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  Exploring Solway Firth History Hugh Dias; Philip Nixon
  'Exploring Solway Firth History' is a celebration of an area of outstanding natural beauty, blending contemporary photography with historical fact.
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  Galloway: A Land Apart Andrew McCulloch
  Traditionally, Galloway extends from the Brigend of Dumfries to the Braes of Glenapp. But Galloway is much more than simply a region of Scotland with a distinct history. This is a comprehensive history of the region.
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  Historic Stranraer: The Archaeological Implications Of Development Elizabeth P. D. Torrie; Historic Scotland; Scotland Wigtown; University of Edinburgh
  Bringing together all the archaeological and historical information on Scotland's burghs, this series has already proved to be of interest to local people, visitors, students and scholars
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  The Ken Valley Jack Hunter
  This collection of photographs of the Glen Kens covers Laurieston, Mossdale, New Galloway, Murray's Monument, Ken Bridge, Boat of Rhone, Parton and Crossmichael. It includes rare images of mansion houses not seen by the public before, vintage buses in New Galloway and the ferry at Boat of Rhone.
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  Old Dumfries David Carroll
  Dumfries is known as 'The Queen of the South' and the photographs in this book include the old town, the Arrol-Johnston motor works, Buchan's Preserve Works, the Troqueer and Rosefield Mills and the Titanic Memorial.
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  Old Stranraer And Cairnryan Donnie Nelson
  Catalysed by the introduction of a regular steamer service to Ireland from the 1860s, Stranraer flourished, with numerous hotles lining George Street, along with an impressive array of shops. In this book, the town is seen during its Victorian and Edwardian heyday.
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  St Nynia John MacQueen; Winifred MacQueen
  St Nynia or Ninian is the earliest named Christian figure associated with modern Scotland. Over the years important archaeological discoveries have been made at Whithorn, his Galloway shrine. This is a study of the written record of the saint, a record which is as full, & as fascinating, as the archaeological.
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  The Team That Dared To Dream: The Amazing Rise Of Gretna FC From Division 3 To The UEFA Cup Jon Tait
  As Gretna's former press officer Jon Tait has had a unique insight into the Gretna story. Here, he details all the games in their amazing rise from Division Three to the UEFA Cup and the brink of the SPL.
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  The Upper Glenkens Jack Hunter
  Complementing the book The Ken Valley, this volume includes pictures of Carsphairn, Dalry, Balmaclellan and the Galloway hydroelectric scheme under construction in the 1930s. Images of salmon leaping up Earlstoun Linn are included, as well as a view of Tinker's Loup before it was submerged.

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  A Galloway Childhood Ian Niall
  Originally published in 1967, this memoir describes the author's upbringing on his grandparent's farm in Wigtownshire. This edition includes family photographs to help bring the world portrayed in the text to life.
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  A Galloway Glossary W. A. D. Riach
  Professor Alastair Riach is a native of Elgin, who studied for the ministry and served as a locum in the parish of Corsock in 1942. Almost 30 years later, he returned to Edinburgh from Newfoundland and decided to settle in Galloway.
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  The House Of Elrig Gavin Maxwell
  This is the personal story of Gavin Maxwell's boyhood, most of which he spent, in fact or in fancy, at the House of Elrig, a lonely, windswept house on the moorlands of Galloway. It covers his boyhood, public school education in England, and return to Scotland.
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  Tales Of The Kirkcudbright Artists Haig Gordon
  This title features everything you need to know about the painters, sculptors, potters and craftworkers who made Kirkcudbright famous as an artists' colony. The author explains what attracted them to the town, and how they got on with the bemused locals.
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  An Unlikely Countess: Lily Budge And The 13th Earl Of Galloway Louise Carpenter
  Louise Carpenter examines the life of Lily Budge, Countess of Galloway. Lily was born into poverty in 1916, ran a kindergarten, a boarding house and found God before marrying in her 50s a man she thought was a tramp/monk but who was, in fact, Lord Garlies, the future 13th Earl of Galloway.