Criffel

Le Criffel est une colline située à l'extrême sud-ouest de l'Écosse, au sud de la ville de Dumfries. D'une altitude modeste de 569 mètres, elle marque cependant fortement le paysage à cause de sa proéminence et de sa proximité de la mer, à moins de trois kilomètres.

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Criffel is a hill in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is 570 m (1,870 ft) high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high prominence. It is a prominent feature in many of the views from the northern Lake District on a clear day. It is surrounded by a host of satellites, including Long Fell, Maidenpap and Bainloch Hill. The slopes of Criffel feature the upland vegetation of heather, bog cotton and blaeberry and are inhabited by skylarks. Loch Kindar sits at the foot of the hill.

Kirkbean

Kirkbean (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bheathain) is a Scottish village and civil parish on the Solway Firth, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire and council area of Dumfries and Galloway. In the 2001 census, the four small villages making up the parish of Kirkbean had a total population of 643. It includes the hamlet of Loaningfoot.

Abbey Vale F.C.

Abbey Vale Football Club are a football club based in the village of New Abbey in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They started life as an amateur side called Lochvale F.C. in 1971, but as more players joined from the village, the committee decided to change their name and move to New Abbey in 1974. However, to maintain their place in the Dumfries Amateur League, the new side had to maintain the "Vale" in their title, hence the new club became known as Abbey Vale F.C. In 2001, the club took a step up in competition and joined the South of Scotland Football League. Their highest league position for a time was third, achieved in the 2005–06 and 2021–22 seasons. They would win the league in the 2022–23 season, qualifying for the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history. They took on Scottish Amateur Cup champions Cupar Hearts at Maryfield Park in the 2023–24 Scottish Cup in August 2023. They play their home matches at Maryfield Park, which despite being a fairly undeveloped ground, accommodates up to 1,000 spectators. The changing rooms are named "The David Neil Pavilion", in memory of one of the founder players who died young. The club's home strip is a yellow and black hooped shirt with black shorts. Their current manager is Alan Clarke, long term servant of the club, assisted by Curtiss Wilson who is player/coach.

New Abbey

New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the south.

Sweetheart Abbey

The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey (Gaelic: An Abaid Ur), was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles (13 km) south of Dumfries.