Cultural Glenkens
Cultural Glenkens is CatStrand’s place-based, people-led project fostering engagement and understanding of the Glenkens Culture Landscape and Heritage.
This project was made possible with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to The National Lottery Players.
For more information contact Jo:
Tel. 01644420374
Email: jo@catstrand.com
Upcoming events
This compelling film captures an exclusive, deeply personal dialogue between the world-renowned land artist and the acclaimed art historian, author, and broadcaster.
These seasonal guided walks will find and identify our wonderful local birds by sight and sound, providing useful birdwatching tips for beginners and information on the behaviour and ecology of the species encountered.
Mossdale is a small village in Galloway with a loch, a wood, a hall and a welcoming and vibrant community. MossTales is a collection of linked stories set there, and in the ground beneath it.
Museums Curator Judith Hewitt will provide an overview of the connections between Dumfries and Galloway and the world.
Winter Solstice — The Turning Year Saturday 19 December 2026 · 12:00 on-wards · Kennels Cottage Barn, Hensol Woods, Mossdale, Dumfries & Galloway.
Come along to celebrate Mid Winter with seasoned folk musicians at the inviting and cosy Clachan Inn, in the Bothy.
Local bird expert and enthusiast, Chris Rollie, will identify birds encountered by sight and sound, giving some insight into their habits and ecology, and banishing winter gloom.
This is the first MossTales collection. It is for anyone who has walked a lonely road and wondered who came before.
The tales of enchantment for under 12's - the woods, lands, rivers and seas, are filled with hidden beings, come and listen to Anne Errington tell their tales.
Stories from the hidden world, from old beliefs that our hills, trees, land and sea were filled with unpredictable beings.
Please join Alexandra ... author of a new and exciting publication to explore the life of this iconic historical figure, told through the voices of those closest to her.
Celebrate emerging voices at Galloway Shorts, showcasing amateur filmmakers through drama, documentary and animation screenings, with opportunities to connect, meet peers and share stories together.
Expect plain talk, practical examples and a few surprises: how a garden teaches patience, why waste is a design mistake, and what a woodland can tell you if you sit still long enough.
Join Archaeologist, Andrew Nicholson discussing 8,000 year old flint tools to Cold War remains, via Neolithic tombs, Roman forts, Anglian crosses and medieval mottes ... the Glenkens has a wide variety of archaeology which will be covered by this talk.
Three Event Project working with the Culture, Climate and Community. The Southern Uplands Partnership Biosphere Team to explore the Nature and Wildlife surrounding New Galloway.
Three Event Project working with the Culture, Climate and Community. The Southern Uplands Partnership Biosphere Team to explore the Nature and Wildlife surrounding New Galloway.