Kirkcudbright is Dumfries and Galloways Artist Town
and has been home to many artists over the years, including Jessie
M. King, E.A Hornel, E.A Taylor and Charles Oppenheimer. Many artists
are resident in Kirkcudbright and the town is also popular with
visiting artists. Kirkcudbright has a busy, active harbour and is
situated on the estuary of the River Dee. MacLellans Castle in the
centre of the town is popular with tourists as is the Tolbooth,
a former Town Hall, Prison and Courthouse, now an art gallery.
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