Dundrennan

Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about five miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. It is most notable for the ruins of Dundrennan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery. The weapons testing establishment Dundrennan Range is also nearby.

Since 2001 the Wickerman music festival has been held on the nearby farm of East Kirkcarswell.

• grid reference NX748476

See also

• List of places in Dumfries and Galloway

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dundrennan.

• Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Dundrennan Abbey Grounds

Coordinates: 54°48′29″N 3°56′53″W / 54.808°N 3.948°W / 54.808; -3.948