Wigtownshire and The Machars
A day tour from Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town. We can provide this tour as part of a multi-day tour package.
Tour Highlights
• Wigtown – Scotland’s National Book Town.
• Sorbie Tower – seat of Clan Hannay.
• Garlieston - part of the secret Mulberry Harbour project for the D-Day Landings.
• Cruggleton Castle, former seat of the Earls of Galloway and Cruggleton Church,
• Whithorn Priory founded by Fergus, Lord of Galloway in the 12th century.
• Burrowhead – Where the Wicker Man movie was set on fire.
• Isle of Whithorn - a place of Christian pilgrimage since 1100 AD.
• Lunch at the Steam Packet Inn.
• Monrieth Bay, to see Gavin ‘Ring of Bright Water’ Maxwell’s statue and the ruins of St Medan’s Hidden Chapel.
• Port William.
• Drumtroddan Standing Stones.
• Old Place of Mochrum - traditional breeding ground of The Belted Galloway.