
Local History Group
Castle Douglas Local History Group meets once a month at The Crannog to dive into the fascinating lives and quirks of the past.
- Usually the first Monday of the month at 7pm for 1 hour.
- Follow CDDF social media for updates on meetings.
They have had many interesting evenings already; having delved into pilgrims, slavery, banks and Castle Douglas Civic weeks.
Please feel free to pop along to one of the evenings to lean into our areas past.
No need to book, you can just show up.

Dig into the past and find out about the interesting characters and events of our town.
Did you know that an impressive cauldron was dug out of the depths of Carlingwark Loch when it was drained for Marl?
- It is now housed at the museum in Edinburgh.
