Glenkiln Sculpture Park

Glenkiln Sculpture Park was a sculpture landscape in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland.

It comprised six sculptures placed in a moorland setting around Glenkiln Reservoir.[1] The sculptures were located around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of Shawhead, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the town of Dumfries.

Between 1951 and 1976, local landowner Sir William "Tony" Keswick (grandson of William Keswick) assembled a collection of works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, and Jacob Epstein [2] Keswick worked with the artists in siting their works in a natural landscape, and commissioned works.[3]

In 1995 the King and Queen sculpture was vandalised but was later restored.[4]In 2013, the Standing Figure was stolen.[5] Following that, all the sculptures except Glenkiln Cross were removed for security reasons on police advice.[6]

The sculptures formerly on show are:

There is also a memorial to commemorate the diamond wedding of Sir William and Lady Keswick[3] and another to Peter Fleming the travel writer and adventurer, friend of the Keswicks, who used to shoot on the estate.

  • John the Baptist
  • Visitation
  • Standing Figure
  • King and Queen
  • Glenkiln Cross
  • Two Piece Reclining Figure No.1

References

  1. ^ "The Glenkiln Sculptures". www.visitsouthernscotland.co.uk. Visit Southern Scotland. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ Trend, Nick. "Henry Moore sculpture is the star at new Tate show - Great Britain". www.sculptsite.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Gardens: Sir William Keswick's Glenkiln estate". The Scotsman. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ Rinaldi, Giancarlo (15 March 2026). "Henry Moore's once beheaded artwork that fetched £26m at auction". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Henry Moore bronze stolen from Scottish park". BBC News. 13 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Henry Moore | Border - ITV News". Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
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