The remains of a small, but well preserved Roman fortlet are located about a mile up the Well or Wald Path to the north-east; the defensive ditch and rampart are clearly visible.

[1] Two temporary Roman camps, lying to the right of the lane running up to the village, were identified on RAF aerial photographs, although nothing now remains visible to the naked eye.

[2] Having travelled along the 'Well or Wald Path' James IV stayed at Durisdeer in 1497 whilst on a pilgrimage to St Ninian's Church at Whithorn.

[3] The first recorded minister at Durisdeer is John de Cader in 1394,[4] and the original parish church was probably dedicated to St.

In 1607 Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig exhumed the body of William Menzies, the latest burial, and reburied him outside.

[7] It was demolished to make way for the present-day church built in 1699, a category A listed building in the village,[8] that also serves Drumlanrig Castle, the 17th-century home of the Duke of Queensberry.