Kirkcowan is a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
It is situated in the north of the Machars peninsula, about 7 miles south south west of Newton Stewart.
The principal industry has always been agriculture, although in the 19th century two woollen mills were erected on the River Tarff nearby. Kirkcowan is on the medieval pilgrim route to Whithorn, seat of Christianity in Scotland.
Kirkcowan had a railway station on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway until the line was closed in 1965.
Kirkcowan is situated between the Rivers Tarff and Bladnoch and attracts many fishers.
Kirkcowan had a football team called Tarff Rovers who had to disband due to financial hardship.
Kirkcowan has a Nursery and Primary School; a village hall,garage/petrol station(Kirkcowan Service station), church, pub/hotel(Craichlaw Arms), post office, corner shop(Keystore) and a cycle shop/repairs(Kirkcowan Cycles). It is on the main Stranraer to Carlisle bus route.