Langholm,Scotland

The ‘Muckle Toon’ of Langholm is the birthplace of the legendary poet Hugh McDiarmid and is famous for its annual Common Riding festival. Langholm-born Hugh McDiarmid was perhaps Scotland’s greatest modern poet and in his home town you can follow the McDiarmid Trail to the McDiarmid Memorial. A further claim to fame for Langholm is that the Langholm Town Band is reputedly the oldest brass band in Scotland.