MacDiarmid Memorial

Dumfries & Galloway


Amid stirring scenery a couple of miles from town on the Newcastleton road, this oxidised iron memorial to poet Hugh MacDiarmid looks like a portal to a picture-book world. Further up the hill, an obelisk commemorates the British Empire notable Sir John Malcolm. These are easily visited on a pleasant walk from town.


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