John Paul Jones Cottage Museum

#3277 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Historical place, History museum

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The John Paul Jones Cottage Museum is located on the Arbigland Estate near Kirkbean in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The cottage is where John Paul Jones, hero of the American Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy, was born in 1747. Jones' father was a gardener for the estate. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°53'55"N, 3°34'49"W

Location

Arbigland EstateKirkbean DG2 8BQ ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1387 880613

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Day trips

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Caerlaverock Castle, Southerness lighthouse, Criffel, Auchenskeoch Castle.

5.8 miN
Unique triangular medieval fortress
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries
147 min walk • Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve.
1.9 miS
Lighthouse
Southerness lighthouse
49 min walk • Southerness lighthouse is located at the village of Southerness in South West Scotland. It is at present the second oldest lighthouse in Scotland.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Criffel
89 min walk • Criffel is a hill in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is 570 m high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high prominence.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Auchenskeoch Castle
113 min walk • Auchenskeoch Tower is a 17th-century tower house situated in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is near Dalbeattie in the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.