Durisdeer Hills and Dalveen Pass
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View from the top of Well Hill towards Durisdeer village and Nithsdale beyond View from the top of Well Hill towards Durisdeer village and Nithsdale beyond View from the top of Well Hill towards Durisdeer village and Nithsdale beyond

23 Here we are right at the top of Well Hill looking straight down the dyke to Durisdeer. Durisdeer Rig is on the left, Penbane is in the middle of the picture and Black Hill is on the right.
In the picture below I have zoomed in from the same spot. You can see Durisdeer Village clearly in the foreground. Near the right edge of the picture you can see Drumlanrig Castle the seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, who owns all the land around here and much else besides. The River Nith runs through the trees across the picture from right to left just this side of the castle - heading towards Dumfries and the Solway Firth.
The wee lump of a hill just left of centre near the top of the picture is Tynron Doon - which has been described as the most important iron-age fortress in the Dumfriesshire. For more information about Tynron Doon just click on the link.

Detail showing Durisdeer village and Drumlanrig Castle
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