Greyfriars Kirk
9 minute walk from Dumfries station · South West
Greyfriars Church is a Category A listed building located in a prominent position at the top of Dumfries High Street. Built between 1866 and 1868 in the Victorian Gothic style, this striking landmark is constructed from local red sandstone sourced from Locharbriggs Quarry.
The site holds immense historical significance as the location where Robert the Bruce murdered John Comyn in 1306. The current structure, designed by John Starforth, stands on or near the site of the 18th-century New Kirk and the former castle of Maxwell of Nithsdale.
Visitors can admire an abundance of ornate decorative stonework and impressive carvings of figures and foliage around the entrance doorway. These intricate details are the work of local sculptor William Flint. The building currently serves as a space for the Orthodox Diocese of Whithorn.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Church
- Good for
- Architecture, Churches, abbeys & cathedrals, Local & social history
- Characteristics
- Gothic, Hilltop, Listed, Medieval, Victorian
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- South West
Stations within walking distance
- Dumfries station — 9 min walk, 0.7 km
Other places near Dumfries
- Gracefield Arts Centre — 7 min walk from the station
- DG One — 7 min walk from the station
- Theatre Royal — 8 min walk from the station
- Burns Statue — 9 min walk from the station
- Midsteeple — 9 min walk from the station
- Devorgilla Bridge — 12 min walk from the station