- St. John's Town of Dalry
St. John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in
Dumfries and Galloway , formerly inKirkcudbrightshire . It is located sixteen miles (26 km) fromCastle Douglas along theA713 road , and is at the southern terminus of theA702 road (toEdinburgh ). The village is about three miles (5 km) from the northern edge ofLoch Ken . [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dalry/stjohnstownofdalry/index.html St John's Town of Dalry Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland ] ]St. Johns Town makes a good base for exploring the surrounding region, including the
Southern Upland Way and the nearbyGalloway Hills , including the peaks ofCorserine andCairnsmore of Carsphairn .Notable people from Dalry
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John Johnston , a farmer born in nearby Knocknalling, is credited with introducing agriculturaldrainage to theUnited States .
*Cathy Cassidy , childrens author
*Cowan Dobson , the artist and portrait painter.References
ee also
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Southern Upland Way
*Dalry (disambiguation page)External links
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dalry/stjohnstownofdalry/index.html Undiscovered Scotland's page on St. John's Town of Dalry]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst3038.html St. John's Town of Dalry in the Gazetteer for Scotland]
* [http://www.needlesports.com/galloway/walking.htm Information on Hill Walking in the Galloway Hills]
* [http://www.johnbiggar.com/galloway-climbing-index.asp Rock and Ice climbing in the Galloway Hills]
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