St John's Toun o Dalry
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St John's Toun o Dalry, uisually referred tae semply as Dalry, is a toun in Dumfries an Gallowa, in the historic coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire. It is locatit 16 mile frae Castle Douglas alang the A713 road, an is at the southern stance o the A702 road (tae Edinburgh. It is locatit on an auld pilgrimage route tae Whithorn an St Ninian's Cove an name't efert the Knichts o St John.[1] The toun wis the centre o the 1666 Pentland Risin.[2] The veelage is sitit on a jouk o the Watter o Ken, aboot 3 mile from the northren edge o Loch Ken.[3] about 3 mile (4.8 km) from the northern edge of Loch Ken.[4]
The pairish kirk (Kirk o Scotland) wis built in 1831 by William McCandlish an is approacht by an inlat o lime trees said tae hiv been plantit in 1828.
Detatcht, at the side o the kirk is the Gordon Aisle o 1546, the buirial place o the Gordons o Lochinvar.
St John's Toun maks a guid steid for explorin the surroondin region, the Southren Upland Wey, an the nearby Gallowa Hills, includin the peaks o Corserine an Cairnsmore o Carsphairn. St John's Toun o Dalry wis recent name't Bird Toun, tae celebrate the wark o renount bird airtist an scriever Donald Watson that bade in Dalry for mony years.[5]