Crocketford Village

Crocketford or Nine Mile Bar as the village is also known, as it is mid way between Dumfries and Castle Douglas, boasts a first class hotel, The Galloway Arms, a shop/post office, an antiques and upholstery business, Brass Tacks, a plumbing and heating business, W. Johnstone and Sons, as well as the village hall.

The history of the village goes back many years but it did not really exist as a village before the arrival of the strange sect known as the Buchanites in 1787. It was simply a meeting of drove roads some coming down from Ayr and Girvan and some from Portpatrick and beyond. In these early days the only roads were tracks created and used by cattle, pigs and sheep being driven to market, or by the occasional rider on horse back and sometimes smugglers looking for a quick and easy way to their hideouts in the hills safe from the excise men such as Robbie Burns. More pictures

A few short Walks

There are lots of excellent walks around the Crocketford area, we hope to bring a few to this site as time goes by.........more

The Crocketford Calendar

The Crocketford Calendar is now on sale at £5.00, why not buy one or two to send to your friends for Christmas. Please order yours via the contact page on this site.

Well Done!

Thursday the 1st September at the Stewartry Celebration of Acheivment Award ceremony held at Threave Visitor Centre the Crocketford Community Initiative won the Community Group of the Year Award. The group was presented with a Galloway Glass bowl and a certificate for being a finalist. Marie Jackson of the SCVS presented the award which was very appropriate considering how helpful she has been.  It was for all the hard work involved with refurbishing the Hall, the fact we are currently involved in a gardening project and we are one of the five communities in Stewartry who are involved with the Day of the Region

Joan Rutherford, Kathy Hamilton, Ann Botel and Christine Waugh pictured at the ceromony with the award

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