Abbeys
in Dumfries and Galloway.

Red sandstone and Scotland's first church.

Dumfries and Galloway's religious ruins are full of stories. At New Abbey, a red sandstone abbey was founded by a widow who carried her husband's heart, and at Dundrennan, Mary Queen of Scots spent her last night in Scotland. At Whithorn, where St Ninian built Scotland's first stone church, the priory ruins and museum tell the story of early Christianity. Visit them together on a quiet afternoon.