DALTON, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

The Village of 'Dalton' is a small settlement about 10 miles south east of Dumfries and 4 miles south of Lockerbie. The main feature of this village is the 18th century church, one of its past ministers being The Rev. John W Morris MA, who is buried near the southern boundary of the church.
Another fact about Dalton is that there are several families that lived here for more than 150 years, these include Byers, Bells, Shuttleworths, Carruthers (Dormont), Murrays (Murraythwaite), and Steels (Kirkwood).
In addition to the church, Dalton has a Thai-restaurant and pub and well used village hall. About 1 mile west of Dalton on the Carrutherstown road is Dalton Pottery. On the farm around Dalton there are several self catering, stone built, holiday cottages at Kirkwood offering tourist accommodation and walking in peace and quiet, as well as fishing on the River Annan.