Cavens
Contact:
Mr Fordyce
Address:
Kirkbean
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
DG2 8AA
email: enquiries@cavens.com
Phone: +44 (1387) 880234
Cavens, built by Sir Richard Oswald in 1752,
remained in the Oswald family until as recently as the 1960s. Sir
Richard was a wealthy Tobacco Baron whose 'Cavens Estates'
stretched all over Dumfriesshire and into Ayrshire.
Oswald had several connections with America
and was a personal friend of Benjamin Franklin. The Oswald's were
also known by Robert Burns who, so moved by the death of Mrs
Oswald, wrote and 'Ode sacred to the memory of Mrs. Oswald'.
Cavens, now the home of Angus and Jane
Fordyce, is a comfortable Country House Hotel offering tranquility
and relaxation in unspoilt South West Scotland. The hotel
restaurant also comes highly recommended, and is accredited with 3
Medallions by VisitScotland and 1 Rosette by the AA.
Please arrange dinner direct with hotel:
Earliest arrival time 3.00 pm
Latest arrival time 11.00 pm
