1950s. Glenlair, home of James Clerk Maxwell. House by Walter Newall 1830, for John Clerk Maxwell additions by Peddie and Kinnear,1884. Partially destroyed by fire 1929, undergoing restoration by the Glenlair Trust. Parton House, formerly the seat of the old Catholic Glendonwyn family and later the Rigby-Murrays. Visited by Robert Burns and his friend John Syme on their first Tour of Galloway on 27 July 1793. 18th century mansion replaced with Victorian mansion of 1884, demolished 1966, modern house on site. In the grounds are the remains of the Catholic domestic chapel and priest's house. James Clerk Maxwell References External links Transcriptions and photographs of IGravestones in Parton Churchyard https://canmore.org.uk/site/183736/airds-of-parton-house https://canmore.org.uk/site/208721/barwhillanty-lodge https://canmore.org.uk/site/200152/parton-house https://canmore.org.uk/site/210446/glenlaggan-house https://canmore.org.uk/site/208721/barwhillanty-lodge http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=215110 http://www.burnsmuseum.org.uk/collections/object_detail/3.6162.a-c http://www.davidsummerstrust.org.uk/obituary/ https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/david-summers-physicist-and-poet-1-768613 Villages in Dumfries and Galloway Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway