The largest town in Dumfries & Galloway is situated at a loop on the River Nith in Dumfriese and Galloway.
The town has several attractive parks and places of interest, including the Burns museum and St. Michael’s Churchyard where the Burns Mausoleum is situated.
An 18th century windmill tower houses Dumfries Museum and the Camera Obscura Observatory. The Camera Obscura, originally an astronomical instrument installed in 1836.
Across the 15th century Devorgilla Bridge there is Old Bridge House, Dumfries' oldest house, dating from 1660 and built into the sandstone of the bridge itself.
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Guid Neighbours (Guid Nychburris in Middle Scots) is the main festival of the year. Which takes place on the third Saturday in June each year.
The Bell Tower of the town's Midsteeple becauseof safety concerns of its structure. It is now in the early stages of repair.
the Friars Vennel has an assorted range of C18 & C19 buildings which straddle the hill.
The Nith flows through the lower part of town, It is tidel until Dumfries and does flood the Sands once in a while.
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The original castle, Maxwell's Castle was built around 1540, and was subsequently demolished and rebuilt. in 1722 it was aquired for a new church, Greyfriars which now stands on the site of the original cast in Dumfries. This was built in 1866. Robert Burns lived here from 1791, until his death in 1796.
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