
Discover Sanquhar Knitting, a world famous tradition, The mines and miners of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel, the history and customs of the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar, three centuries of local literature, what life was like in Sanquhar jail, evidence of the earliest inhabitants of the area,native and Roman. The everyday things of the people of Upper Nithsdale, at home and at work, community life in times past. All this can be found in the town's fine eighteenth century Tolbooth.
![]()
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |