Summerhill, Dumfries confused with The Globe Inn on Dumfries High Street associated with Robert Burns) and The Devorgilla Lounge. All four are in the Market Street area only separated from Dumfries town centre by the River Nith. However the nearest premises licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on site is the social club at Queen of the South's Palmerston Park. Summerhill was home to Dumfries Rugby Club until the club negotiated a move to Park Farm in 1953. Summerhill, Dumfries Summerhill in Dumfries is a post war residential suburb on the West side of the town. It is located on the Maxwelltown
History of Queen of the South F.C. with the town. Early in 1919, a handful of Dumfries football enthusiasts met in their homes to discuss not only the restoration of competitive football fixtures locally (following the end of the First World War) but also the formation through amalgamation of a local football club to compete at more than a local level. A public meeting was arranged in Dumfries Town Hall on 21 March 1919 on the proposed merger and representatives were approached by three clubs from Dumfries and Maxwelltown: At the meeting, the dignitary of Dumfries F.C. declined the invitation to join the merged club and the