Dumfries Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located within the Southern Uplands of Scotland, and around 70 miles south of both Glasgow and Edinburgh, is the town of Dumfries.

Geographically Dumfries is situated along the River Nith in the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and unitary council area of Dumfries and Galloway. The Anglo-Scottish border is around 25 miles away. The name 'Dumfries' means 'hill of the copse' or 'ridge on the brushwood'. In Gaelic it is knkown as 'Dùn Phris'.

In 1186 Dumfries was granted a charter by William I of Scotland, a.k.a. William the Lion, to become a royal burgh (basically a Scottish equivalent of an English borough). In 1306 Robert the Bruce slew his rival the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in Dumfries. Six weeks later Bruce was crowned King of Scots.

In 1270 Lady Devorgilla, mother of John Balliol who would later become king, ordered the construction of a wooden bridge across the River Nith. This was later replaced by a stone bridge in 1432, and was again rebuilt in 1621. Devorgilla Bridge stands to this day, and is the first of two bridges crossed in the walk, in order of appearance.

Due to its proximity to the border, Dumfries has been the subject of several attacks between Scottish and English forces. In 1448 the town was burned by the English, and again in 1536. In reprisal, a force led by Lord Maxwell made an incursion into England and burned Penrith. In 1570 Dumfries castle was captured by the English, under Lord Scrope and the Earl of Essex, and the town sacked. As a consequence, very little of the town's architecture predates the 17th century.

In 1791 the poet Robert Burns moved to Dumfries. Here he lived the last five years of his life, dying aged 37. His house is featured at the start of the walk on Burns Street. It was purchased by his son Colonel William Nicol Burns in 1851, from which point on it was maintained in its original state by trustees.

In 1839 Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a blacksmith at Keir, north of Dumfries, invented what many believe to be the first pedal-driven bicycle. In 1842 he rode his creation 68 miles north to Glasgow. The trip took him two days and he was fined five shillings for causing a slight injury to a small girl who ran across his path. Macmillan never patented his design, and it was soon copied by others.

Dumfries is represented in sport by Queen of the South Football Club. Their name is a reference to local poet David Dunbar. In 1857 he stood for Parliament in the General Election. In one of his addresses he referred to Dumfries as 'Queen of the South', which would go on to become synonymous with the town.

DJ and record producer Calvin Harris was born and raised in Dumfries.

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Filmed: 25th September 2021

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/2QQMYYr3Ed8829qJ6

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Burns Street
0:33 Robert Burns House
0:59 Burns Street
1:45 St Michael Street
3:23 Nith Street
3:55 Whitesands
9:31 Devorgilla Bridge
11:00 Mill Road
11:55 Market Square
12:34 Galloway Street
12:52 New Bridge
13:56 Whitesands
14:33 Buccleuch Street
17:14 Church Crescent
19:09 Academy Street
19:42 Dumfries Academy
19:49 Academy Street
20:45 Queensberry Street
24:08 High Street
28:45 Robert Burns Statue

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