We purchased Cairnholy in 1998 and converted it to a bed and breakfast establishment. During the conversion, a box of animal bones was found built into one of the walls. Possibly a charm to ward off evil, it showed that the older beliefs remained present at Cairn Holy into Presbyterian times. There is a Double Bedroom upstairs with, again, a comfortable double divan bed, with a view of the garden and sea views across the Cree Estuary towards the Machars. We also have a Twin Bedroom upstairs offering sea and garden views which shares a bathroom with the Double Bedroom on that floor.
All rooms have tea and coffee making facilities.
Meals are served in the dining room. The sitting room has a TV and a VCR, with plenty of books to relax with. Alternatively, on fine evenings linger in the gardens and listen to the owls. Walks in the fields and nearby woods reveal a lot of wildlife at all times of the year. Cairnholy is in one of the finest wildflower and butterfly areas in Galloway.