Contact
Main Office
18A St Cuthbert Street,
Kirkcudbright,
DG6 4HZ
Tel: 01557 330941
Email: swan1864@aol.com
Dalbeattie Office
82 High Street,
Dalbeattie,
DG5 4HB
Tel: 01556 611622
Kirkcudbright Workshop & Showroom
You can find our main premises just off the busy St Cuthbert Street in Kirkcudbright. (Follow the signs down the close past Nicky’s Launderette). As part of our main business premises we have an extensive indoor showroom, housing over 30 upright memorials and a number of smaller memorial markers. This gives customers the opportunity to view a selection of memorials of differing shapes, sizes and colours of granite in a peaceful and pleasant environment.
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
However, if you require to visit us out-with the above opening times, please contact us and we will try to accommodate your needs.
With the Covid restrictions now being further lifted, we are pleased to announce that our Dalbeattie Office will resume opening on Wednesday mornings and Fri and Sat afternoons for all memorial inquiries and as an order and pick up point for Dalbeattie Primary School clothing from Wednesday 28th April onwards. Our Kirkcudbright Offices and Showroom are already open.
The tall granite cross standing at the crossings of St Cuthbert Street and St Mary Street was erected by Cecily, Countess of Selkirk to commemorate her husband, Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk (1809-1885) whose mansion house stood to the south of the town on St. Mary’s Isle. Built of Aberdeenshire granite, it was designed by J A Heaton and carved by Farmer and Brindley in London.
A more modest memorial stands in the Parish Church grounds to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820), a significant and lauded figure in Canada’s early history. Moved by the plight of Highlanders evicted by the ‘Clearances’, he encouraged their settlement in Canada and was responsible for the foundation of the settlement which became the city of Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba province.
A more modest memorial stands in the Parish Church grounds to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820), a significant and lauded figure in Canada’s early history. Moved by the plight of Highlanders evicted by the ‘Clearances’, he encouraged their settlement in Canada and was responsible for the foundation of the settlement which became the city of Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba province.
Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ?
The Selkirk Cross in Kirkcudbright is getting a spring clean by specialist Douglas Swan & Sons
Douglas said “We have agreed to carry out the cleaning of the cross and have treated the base as part of our preparation work for the cleaning. During the next two weeks the cross will be prepared in several ways before or its final total cleaning. The methods we use are approved by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the War Memorial Trust, we are approved contractors for both organisations and are employing cleaning methods approved by them.
If you have any questions regarding the cleaning you can call us on 01557 330941. The cleaning must take place before the leaves appear on the tress and we hope that a bright clean cross will help raise spirits as we move out of lock down. The cross will be cordoned off for a short period of time during the next two weeks.
The bronze plaques on the cross will also be refurbished as part of the cleaning.”
The Selkirk Cross Kirkcudbright
Anyone spotting some strange streak marks on the base of the Selkirk Cross, please do not be alarmed. We have agreed to carry out the cleaning of the cross and have treated the base as part of our preparation work for the cleaning. During the next two weeks the cross will be prepared in several ways before or its final total cleaning. The methods we use are approved by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the War Memorial Trust, we are approved contractors for both organisations and are employing cleaning methods approved by them.
If you have any questions regarding the cleaning you can call us on 01557 330941. The cleaning must take place before the leaves appear on the tress and we hope that a bright clean cross will help raise spirits as we move out of lock down. The cross will be cordoned off for a short period of time during the next two weeks.
The bronze plaques on the cross will also be refurbished as part of the cleaning.
Anyone spotting some strange streak marks on the base of the Selkirk Cross, please do not be alarmed. We have agreed to carry out the cleaning of the cross and have treated the base as part of our preparation work for the cleaning. During the next two weeks the cross will be prepared in several ways before or its final total cleaning. The methods we use are approved by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the War Memorial Trust, we are approved contractors for both organisations and are employing cleaning methods approved by them.
If you have any questions regarding the cleaning you can call us on 01557 330941. The cleaning must take place before the leaves appear on the tress and we hope that a bright clean cross will help raise spirits as we move out of lock down. The cross will be cordoned off for a short period of time during the next two weeks.
The bronze plaques on the cross will also be refurbished as part of the cleaning.
Further information regarding the money dropped in St Cuthbert Street on 13th February. The police checked the CCTV cameras on the street, and the CCTV in surrounding shops. We are pleased to report that they have now charged an individual with the theft of the money and we would like to thank the police officers who investigated this matter, the police are often criticised by the victims of a crime but we have nothing but praise for their professional handling of this particular incident.
On Saturday evening 13th February around 4.30pm and 5pm a considerable amount of money in an envelope was accidentally dropped in St Cuthbert Street, Kirkcudbright. The weather was awful and a subsequent search proved to be fruitless. On Monday 15th the street sweeper recovered the envelope, needless to say less the money. The police inform us that as the envelope had a name on it, that keeping the money is considered theft by finding and they are checking the CCTV to see who may have picked up the envelope. if it was you we are prepared to offer a reasonable reward for the return of the money.
With the current lockdown now in full force, we have closed our Dalbeattie Office but will be available for 1 to 1 appointments there until further notice. Please call 01556 611622 to make an appointment.
Kirkcudbright showroom is also only open by appointment and these can be arranged by calling 01557 330941.
Kirkcudbright showroom is also only open by appointment and these can be arranged by calling 01557 330941.