Dalton, Dumfries an Gallowa

Dalton is a smaw veelage in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. The veelage is aboot 10 mile sootheast o Dumfries an 4 mile sooth o Lockerbie.

Dalton Veelage
Dalton Kirk

The veelage his an 18-t century kirk, ane o its past meenisters bein The Rev. John W. Morris MA that is buirit near the soothren boond o the kirk. Several faimilies hae bade here for mair nor 150 year, includin the Byers, the Bells o Almagil), Shuttleworths o Almagil, the Carruthers o Dormont,[1] the Muarrys o Murraythwaite, an the Steels o Kirkwood. Dalton his a Thai restaurant an a public hoose, and a weel-uised veelage haw.

Aboot ae mile wast o Dalton on the Carrutherstoun Road is Dalton Pottery.[2] On the ferms aroond Dalton the're several sel-caterin, stane-biggit, haliday cots at Kirkwood, offerin tourist accomodation an walkin in peace an quate, as weel as fishin on the River Annan.

References eedit

  1. "Page 2". Archived frae the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "Dalton Pottery - Dumfries & Galloway - Welcome to Scotland". www.welcometoscotland.com. Archived frae the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 Mairch 2020.


Coordinates: 55°03′11″N 3°23′16″W / 55.05306°N 3.38778°W / 55.05306; -3.38778