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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Newton Stewart
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>For Doors Open Days the Taylors will welcome you to Barraer to explore barns filled with Wigtownshire’s agricultural treasures – from scythes to horse ploughs to vast belt-driven threshing machines. Every piece has a story, and the setting of the farm is astonishingly beautiful with its views of the Galloway Hills, its mill pond, flowers and whitewashed steading.</p><p>There will be an introduction on screen, three farm walks and a cup of tea available after 3 pm.</p><p>Directions: Heading west for one mile on the A75 after Newton Stewart roundabout take the left turn at the crossroads with large new sheds on the left. Continue over the hill for two miles. At the first crossroads, with a large wheelie bin, Barraer is signposted on the right. Pass two houses. The signed entrance is on the left. </p><p>Partial disabled access. Please note that children must be closely supervised.</p>
OpeningTime1
11.00-17.00
OpeningDate1
30/9/2012
OpeningTime2
11.00-17.00
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
10721
Refreshments
No
Postcode
DG8 6QQ
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Barrear Farm
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
997
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,54.92527,-4.5245;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Just west of Newton Stewart is Barraer Farm, where for many decades Mr James Taylor and his wife Helen have farmed. James Taylor has also created a significant collection of agricultural implements from Galloway’s farming past and social history – his collection maps the changes in farming over a lifetime.</p><p>James Taylor came to Barraer as a young man of 22, as a tenant farmer. As the decades passed he farmed dairy, then beef cows, then sheep. Now the owner, his interest in agricultural heritage has become an occupation.</p><p> </p>