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The intriguing 4.9m or 16ft high Ae Totem Pole, which was erected in 2007 in the briefly named and consonant-free village of Ae in Dumfries & Galloway. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ae/totempole/index.html
752 years ago today. Lady Devorgilla of Galloway founded Sweetheart Abbey south of Dumfries on 10 April 1273, as a symbol of her love for her husband John Balliol, who had died in 1268. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/newabbey/sweetheartabbey/index.html
Wanlockhead in Dumfries & Galloway, high in the Lowther Hills to the west of the A74(M). It developed from about 1680 to mine lead and other metals and is the highest village in Scotland at 467m or 1,531ft. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/wanlockhead/wanlockhead/index.html
Buittle railway station was a station on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway. The nearest station is now Dumfries railway station, 21km away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buittle_railway_station