The historic property, which was constructed in 1884, caught fire early on Tuesday.
At around 2.30am , the historic former convent on Corbelly Hill, close to the town’s Maxwell Street, went up in flames, drawing a major emergency service response, including nine fire engines.
The Lighthouse religious organisation used the convent’s chapel for a time but now that the property had been vacant for some time. There have been worries about potential damage for some time.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has released the full extent of the fire damage to the historic Dumfries monument (SFRS) via a Tweet
FIrefighters have continued to monitor the situation following the fire at the former Convent. All our crews are currently off scene but will be returning to carry out a final inspection. pic.twitter.com/Y7BC0DX29l
— SFRS Dumfries & Galloway (@scotfire_DG) August 10, 2022
One Twitter user Gilly McEco-Zealot replied to the tweet “Heartbroken. The beautiful chapel, gone. I hope they find who is responsible and so grateful to the hard working
A full investigation by local emergency services is ongoing
