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The park was established in the 19th century, serving the community of Dumfries with its riverside location along the River Nith.

The pedestrian bridge is one of the oldest in Scotland. Built in 1432, it crosses the River Nith in the town center and offers scenic views.

The ornate cast-iron fountain was manufactured in Glasgow and unveiled in 1882 to commemorate the introduction of clean drinking water to the town.

The building with its clock tower was constructed in 1705. It has served many purposes over the centuries, including as a prison and a clerk's chamber.

The statue was commissioned by the Dumfries town council in 1877 and designed by sculptor Amelia Paton Hill. It was carved from Carrara marble in Italy and was unveiled by the Earl of Rosebery in 1882.

The Robert Burns House is a simple sandstone building where the famous Scottish poet Robert "Rabbie" Burns spent the final years of his life with his family. The house now functions as a museum dedicated to his life and work in Dumfries. 

It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, spent the last years of his life. He died here in 1796 at the age of just thirty seven. The house shows us how the poet and his family lived in the late eighteenth century, and is now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world. The sales area has books, gifts and keepsakes, all with a Burns connection. Robert Burns' Mausoleum is only a short distance from Burns House in St Michael's Kirkyard. From Monday 25th March through to Monday 30th September 2024, the mausoleum will be opened for visits on Mondays to Saturdays at 11.15am and 2.15pm. No need to book, just turn up and a member of our team will show you in and share some of the history. https://www.dgculture.co.uk/venue/robert-burns-house/

One of the oldest standing bridges in Scotland crosses the River Nith in Dumfries. Devorgilla Bridge is also sometimes known as Devorgilla's Bridge or the Old Bridge and is named after Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway, the mother of King John Balliol. All the land to the west of the River Nith traditionally formed part of Galloway, which only truly became part of Scotland during Alexander II's reign in the 1230s. Dumfries was therefore a frontier town for much of its early history and had grown up on the east side of a ford that provided the lowest crossing point of the River Nith. By 1186 the town was sufficiently well established to be made a Royal Burgh. According to some sources the first bridge was built across the River Nith at Dumfries during the 1260s by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway. No trace of this bridge has ever been found, and if it existed at all it seems very likely that it was made of wood. There is rather more evidence for the immediate predecessor of the bridge you see today. Construction began on a stone bridge in about 1430, and a papal indulgence of 1432 recorded the Pope's approval for a call for subscribers to pay for the completion of the bridge. This bridge survived for a little under two centuries before being partially destroyed in a major flood in 1620 or 1621. Once more accounts differ, but it seems that the east half of the bridge was swept away and what was left might well have been severely damaged. https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/devorgillabridge/index.html