Galloway Forest Park

The park spans 774 square kilometers of woodland, containing the Galloway Hills and multiple visitor centers at Glen Trool, Kirroughtree, and Clatteringshaws.

Established in 1947, the forest park includes a memorial to Kenneth Mitchell, a Canadian pilot who crashed his Hawker Typhoon aircraft there in 1944.

The forest maintains the ruins and monument of Alexander Murray's birthplace, a self-taught linguist who became an Oriental languages professor at Edinburgh University.

Three visitor centers provide access to mountain bike trails, part of the 7stanes network, while producing 500,000 tons of timber annually.

In 2009, the International Dark-Sky Association designated this location as the first Dark Sky Park in the United Kingdom.

Location: Dumfries and Galloway

GPS coordinates: 55.12386,-4.42390

Latest update: May 15, 2025 21:00