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Local History Titles

Dumfries and Galloway is rich in history – shipping, smuggling, lead mining, quarrying of granite, the home Scottish Christianity, the struggle of the Convenantors and so much more. We have a broad selection of new books relevant to our local history. Valuable to both the casual reader and anyone interested in geneology .

Books in our local history section include
Kirkcudbright - Your Town: Photographed by Philip Dunn.
120 new photographs of Kirkcudbright and the surrounding countryside including many informal portraits of local people.

Kirkcudbright - An Alphabetical Guide to its History: Written and compiled by David R Collin.
Artists, local features, War Memorials, authors, it's all here in this extensively researched book about everything you would wish to know about Kirkcudbright by a respected local author.

The Kirkcudbrightshire Companion by Haig Gordon
Essential facts about the county's character, history and notable personalities. Towns and villages are arranged alphabetically with an outline of how they have evolved over the years and information about places of interest. Includes profiles of John Paul Jones, James Clerk Maxwell and David Coulthard.

Tales of the Kirkcudbright Artists by Haig Gordon
Everything you would wish to know about the painters, sculptors, potters and craftworkers who made Kirkcudbright famous as an artists' colony. The racy and sometimes provocative profiles explain what attracted the artists to the town and how they related to the often bemused local people. The book is richly illustrated showing the artists' homes, studios and their work.

Where True Valour is Only to be Seen The Battle of Sark 23rd October 1448 by Stephen Maggs
New battlefield guide to an encounter between the Scottish and English armies near Gretna in the east of the region. The Scots, led by great Clan chieftan Hugh Douglas were victorious and the defeat proved an humiliation for the English King Henry VI.

Death of a King's Man Troublesome Wardens and the Battle of Dryfe Sands, 6th December 1593 by Stephen Maggs
New battlefield guide to the largest and bloodiest clan battle known in Scotland between the feuding Maxwells and Johnstones.