Midsteeple
9 minute walk from Dumfries station · South West
The Midsteeple is a historic Category A listed municipal building located in the High Street of Dumfries, Scotland. Completed in 1707, this striking ashlar stone structure features a six-stage clock tower topped with a cupola and serves today as a community meeting place.
Visitors can admire the building's asymmetrical frontage, which boasts polished stone casing and a grand external staircase with elaborate wrought iron railings. The exterior is further decorated with restored plaques depicting the Royal arms of Scotland and St Michael slaying a dragon.
Inside, you can visit the ground-floor box office to purchase tickets for local venues. The building is famous for its connection to Robert Burns, who mentioned the steeple in his poetry and was laid out in the council chamber prior to his funeral in 1796.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Civic building
- Good for
- Architecture, Historic monuments, Literature & writers, Local & social history
- Characteristics
- Georgian, Listed
- 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
- Greyfriars Kirk — 9 min walk from the station
- Devorgilla Bridge — 12 min walk from the station