Dark Galloway

Black and white photo of bare trees and icy water. In the foreground is heavily frosted grass.

Bare trees and an icy loch at Barbarroch.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a winter landscape of a field, with ruined drystone wall in the foreground and woodland with bare trees running from the left.

Winter in the fields and woods at Rispain, near Whithorn.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a hilltop cairn under dark clouds.

Burrowhead Cairn, looking towards the holiday camp.
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Black and white photo of a paved street with Georgian buildings and a clock tower in the centre.

Midsteeple, Dumfries High Street.
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Black and white photo of animal feed troughs in a muddy field, under and overcast sky.

Mud and metal. Rispain, near Whithorn.
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A heavy wooden door and arched light of a small, abandoned gothic chapel, overgrown by woodland.

The Mount, Kirkton. An abandoned, crumbling gothic chapel and crypt, built by the Johnstones of Carnsalloch. Slowly being eaten by the woods. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #History

Black and white photo of a fallen tombstone depicting a winged soul, wearing a crow surrounded by decorative carvings.

Chubby little feller. Minnigaff Old Kirk.
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Black and white photo of ripple patterns and water on sand at low tide.

Low tide at Monreith Beach.
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Black and white photo of a medieval, stone built, narrow door.

Ancient doorway at Lincluden Abbey.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a large puddle in a field, with a gloomy sky above.

Burrowhead.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a row of old houses along a dirt track.

Wanlockhead, Scotland's highest village, famed for its lead mines and gold prospecting. A village with many stories lurking in its dark corners. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway

Atmospheric black and white photo of a rocky headland, with sea at its foot and dark clouds above.

Burrowhead, the most southerly point of the Machars of Galloway.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of water running over srones on a beach, heading towards the sea. Beyond is a headland and a dark sky.

Port Logan beach, in the Rhins of Galloway.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a large tree in a grassy field, backlit with gradiated sky behind.

Ancient tree on the old Glasserton Estate, near Whithorn.
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You too 👍👍👍

Atmospheric black and white photo of an old graveyard at night, in mist, lit by a street light. To the right is the arched doorway of a ruined church.

Happy Christmas, from the old ghosts of Galloway!

There are many haunted roads out there. The A616 Stocksbridge Bypass (ghostly monk and more). The A 640 New Hey Road near Buckstones (ghostly highwayman). The A75 Kinmount Straight (lots of various apparitions) and the B7004 to Garlieston (little girl dressed in white).

Black and white photo of an old lighthouse and stone harbour, with sands and a rocky outcrop in the foreground.

Port Logan, lighthouse and harbour, in the Rhins of Galloway.
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Black and white photo of a muddy track through woodland.

A rainy morning and muddy puddles at Glasserton woods. Only the alarm calls of blackbirds, the bark of roe deer and the lilting song of robins break the silence.
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And to you too my friend.

Atmospheric black and white photo of a large rounded rock in a grassy field. Behind it are trees and to the right, a pair of small standing stones.

Happy Winter Solstice! The Wren's Egg, near Monreith in Galloway is aligned to the Winter Solstice sunset. Read about it in the latest edition of Ancient Times from
@stoneclub.bsky.social.
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Black and white photo of an old graveyard at night. Light from a streetlamp streams through the branches of a tree.

A dark, misty night in the graveyard at Whithorn Priory.
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Black and white photo of an old graveyard at night. Graves in the foreground and a lit alleyway with a house visible beyond.

Alone in the graveyard on a dark. misty night, with a tawny owl hooting in the tree above me. Wintery atmospherics at Whithorn Priory.
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That's mad! It would have been perfect if your wedding had been at the hole stone up the road.

Atmospheric black and white photo of standing stones on short, softly lit grass, under dark clouds.

Torhousekie Stone Circle in Galloway. The central setting of three stones is reputed to be the grave of the mythical King Galdus.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of the overgrown gable of a ruined church, with tombstones in front.

The atmospheric ruins of Sorbie Old Kirk, in The Machars of Galloway.
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Black and white photo of the stone remains of a neolithic chambered tomb. Two portal stones are standing, with a cap stone balanced on supports and cairn spoil showing around them. Under a dramatic sky at sunset.

Cairnholy II Chambered Tomb, in Galloway. Said to be the grave of King Galdus.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of medieval arched windows in a ruined abbey.

Lincluden Abbey, founded by Uchtred, son of Fergus of Galloway, in the 12th C. It is said to be home to two apparitions, one of a nun and another of a green lady.
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Thank you kindly. Very pleased to be able yo contribute.

Black and white photo of a magazine called 'Ancient Times' with a standing stone on the cover. Issue 2 Winter 25, on the surface of a rock.

As the Winter Solstice approaches, look out for my article on The Wren's Egg in Issue 2 of Ancient Times, by @stoneclub.bsky.social
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