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 Main Street from the East |
Twynholm lies two miles north west of Kirkcudbright. After centuries lying on the main road from Dumfries to Stranraer, it became a more peaceful village in 1973, when the line of the main A75 was changed to pass just north of Twynholm rather than through its centre.
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The village started life as home in the 1500s to two mills on the burn that passes through its centre. In more recent times Twynholm's focus has moved up the hillside to the north, away from the burn and towards the route of Main Street, once the A75.
 Twynholm School |
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 David Coulthard Museum & Diner |
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 Helmet Collection |
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 Vauxhall Lotus |
This is flanked by lines of white painted or stone cottages, and here, too, you find the Star Hotel. The bottom of the valley is today home to a large haulage company: Hayton Coulthard Freight Forwarding Ltd, a name that occurs further down this page.
Up the hill to the south of the burn is the Burnbank Hotel on Kirk Brae with, beyond it, the parish church. The church dates back to 1818. It was renovated and reroofed in 1914, though some of the earlier box pews were retained. The porch was added in 1963. Beyond the church is the primary school, built in 1911 to replace an earlier school, parts of which dated back to the 1700s.
Not far from the Star Hotel is Twynholm's most famous attraction. The David Coulthard Museum and Pit Stop Diner houses the world's most complete collection of memorabilia for any Formula 1 driver, past or present. Started by David's father Duncan, almost every trophy David Coulthard has ever won is on display.
The collection includes everything from plastic karting trophies, qualifying sheets and a large number of Saltire-decorated helmets to the champagne bottles popped by David on various podiums around the world. The museum also includes an impressive collection of the actual cars and karts raced by David Coulthard during his career.
The collection started life in a sugar store and was opened to the public in 1999, with David's sister Lynsay running the fan club from a room in the back of building. In 2000, after several months of refurbishment, the museum reopened as the David Coulthard Museum and Pit Stop Diner. Monica Coulthard runs the Diner and Lynsay the museum and merchandising. The museum can be contacted via its website.
 David Coulthard Museum |
