Description
Continue along until you come to a sharp right hand bend just before Bagbie Sheds. Turn left here and cross the field towards a stile in the dyke. Turn left after this, keeping close to the dyke you will soon come to a grassed over round cairn with unusual stones at the entrance. Over the wall on the left you can see a standing stone on the skyline.
At the end of the field, join a track taking you to the old Kirkmabreck Churchyard. The churchyard includes memorial stones to some of the many seafarers who lived in the parish. It also includes two stones with the original name of Creetown inscribed on them ¿ Ferrytown of Cree. The church is pre-Reformation and was the centre of the community which stood mostly in the field above the church. When the church was moved to Ferrytown of Cree in 1645, the inhabitants gradually vacated their cottages.
Continue past the churchyard, through the field gate then bear right and cross two fields to meet the road. Notice the quarries on Fell Hill that once supplied granite for famous buildings al over the world. Turn left downhill to Kirkmabreck Farm. Pass through the farm steading and keep to the road until you eventually reach the old A75. As you journey downhill you will see the remains of stake nets used for catching the salmon for which this area is famous. Beside the stake nets is a large post which held targets for Rifle Volunteers before World War1 and at low tide you may see the remains of the firing points. Turn left to Carsluith, past the smokehouse and in a short while you will return to where you started.