{"id":2260,"date":"2023-11-03T19:14:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/?page_id=2260"},"modified":"2024-05-14T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:57:26","slug":"about-dalmellington-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/index.php\/about-dalmellington-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Parish"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2260\" class=\"elementor elementor-2260\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b9eb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4b9eb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64bb32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c64bb32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4981cbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4981cbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a0f76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60a0f76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb626e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfb626e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">The Parish: Historical Significance, Ecological Beauty, and Industrial Legacy <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e00a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e00a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.scot\/doc\/landscape-character-assessment-ayrshire-landscape-evolution-and-influences\">Sites of Special Scientific Interest<\/a>, emphasising the area&#8217;s ecological importance.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac4b3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ac4b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2616eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2616eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e9e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71e9e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>Dalmellington Motte<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf64ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bf64ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5007356_ae2737c0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5007356_ae2737c0.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5007356_ae2737c0-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc17844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc17844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9Mary &amp; Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Geograph<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7626e33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7626e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f2274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74f2274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3402ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3402ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fe2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5fe2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>Remains of Loch Doon Castle, as relocated today<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a85e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a85e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/936512_ea58bf7b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2856\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/936512_ea58bf7b.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/936512_ea58bf7b-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc696ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc696ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9Paul Collins CC-by-sa\/2,0 via Geograph<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0a49f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff0a49f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7823f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7823f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moreover, the parish is in close proximity to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galloway_Forest_Park\">Galloway Forest Park<\/a>, offering sanctuary for nature enthusiasts, and &#8220;the village in the stars&#8221; attracts stargazers as it is on the edge of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scottish_Dark_Sky_Observatory\">Dark Skies<\/a>\u00a0Park.<\/p><p>Dalmellington Parish\u2019s history spans millennia. Its origins trace back to ancient settlements. Notable historical sites are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loch_Doon_Castle\">Loch Doon Castle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk\/TourismAndVisitorAttractions\/LocalHistoryAndHeritage\/MemorialsAndMonuments\/DalmellingtonMote.aspx\">Dalmellington Motte<sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af56f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2af56f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40185d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b40185d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0a584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd0a584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, the area boasts a rich industrial history, characterised by weaving, mining, and iron manufacture. These industries not only shaped the local economy but also left an indelible mark on the landscape, contributing significantly to the heritage of the region.<\/p><p><sup>1 \u00a9Copyright East Ayrshire Council 2023<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed3c3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ed3c3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfb117 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bfb117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98a552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c98a552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>The 7 Standing Stones of Dalmellington<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5788660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5788660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington-1024x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington-1536x724.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dalmellingtontrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Standing_Stones_at_Dalmellington.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab12da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ab12da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9JSL595, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using this website Click\/Tap lines with arrowhead to see\/hide detail When using a Tablet device This website has been designed to be viewed in landscape format, when using a Tablet device. 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