Editing Castle Douglas (section)

==Sights and attractions==
Castle Douglas Art Gallery is an offshoot of the [[Stewartry Museum]] at [[Kirkcudbright]]. It was bequeathed to the town by local artist Ethel Bristowe and opened in 1938.   It is an exhibition space and used as such by local artists to display their work. It was designed by the Kirkcudbrightshire County Council architect William MacKinnell.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - Architect Search|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_list.php?asnme=Mackinnell&asstr=&astwn=&ascnt=&asctr=|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk}}</ref>

Near the centre of town is Carlingwark Loch, a loch and [[SSSI]], home to numerous water birds.

Nearby stands [[Threave Castle]], the family castle of the [[Earl of Douglas|Black Douglas]] line of the [[House of Douglas]]. It lies on an island in the middle of the River Dee, admission includes the short ferry journey.

Also to the west of the town are [[Threave Gardens]], a [[National Trust for Scotland]] property.

[[Threave Rovers F.C.|Threave Rovers]] are the local football team in Castle Douglas, they play at Meadow Park in the [[West of Scotland Football League]] and their strip colours are black and white stripes.

Castle Douglas used to host an annual Civic Week which was the focal event of the year. Its usual format is a week of events around the last week in July, culminating on Douglas Day when a street procession and carnival in Lochside Park takes place, now parades have been cancelled.<ref>Videos of previous Civic Week events are hosted [http://www.castle-douglas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=13 on their community web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022044/http://www.castle-douglas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=13 |date=5 November 2013 }} along with videos of [http://www.stewartryas.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=0&Itemid=32 Stewartry Agricultural Show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121121910/http://www.stewartryas.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=0&Itemid=32 |date=21 January 2011 }} and [http://www.cd-foodtown.org/ Food Town]</ref>