The granite quarries in the vicinity constituted the leading industry from about 1830 to 1900, the stone for the Liverpool docks and other public works having been obtained from them.

John Keats and his friend Charles Armitage Brown stayed at an inn here on their walking tour of Scotland in 1818.

[3] James Thompson (1788-1854) pastor was born in Creetown, the son of William Thomson and Janet Burnett, belonging to a family that professed the Presbyterian religion.

It is run by a small volunteer committee who are constantly seeking to add to the collections of photographs, tools and artifacts from current and past village life.

The project has become a vital source of information and will be collated and documented for the future as a living reference to Creetown over the last 70 years.

The first of several new paths has been opened, which will eventually lead to a new network of walks extending outwards into the surrounding hills from the village.

It is hoped that local schools and other groups will use the ancient woodland as an open classroom to the benefit of the young people of the area.