Dalswinton

Dalswinton
Dalswinton Barony Church.

Dalswinton is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 6 miles north-north-west of Dumfries. To the east of the village a wind farm has been built. Patrick Miller the entrepreneur built Dalswinton House.

An exceptionally large beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) is situated at the front of the nearby corrugated iron constructed Church of Scotland Dalswinton Barony church, with the Giant Polypore bracket fungus (Meripilus giganteus) growing from its roots.

Coordinates: 55°09′N 3°40′W / 55.15°N 3.667°W / 55.15; -3.667


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