Wicker Man pub in Creetown to be converted to flats

A pub in the south of Scotland where scenes for the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man were shot is set to be put to a new use.

In the cult movie, the interior of the Ellangowan Hotel in Creetown was the fictional Green Man and had actress Britt Ekland as a barmaid.

The site has been closed for a number of years and now plans have been lodged with Dumfries and Galloway Council to change its use.

They would see the site converted into seven apartments.

A number of different parts of Scotland featured in the film which also starred Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee.

Many locals featured as extras when filming took place at locations in Dumfries and Galloway.

Prior to the Covid lockdown, there were plans to capitalise on the hotel’s starring role in the cult 1970s film.

However, they failed to be realised and an application has now been submitted to convert the building.

The Wicker Man celebrated its 50th anniversary a couple of years ago and has been dividing audiences since its release.

It tells the story of a Christian police officer sent to a remote Scottish island community to investigate the disappearance of a local girl.

The south of Scotland links to the film were celebrated for many years with the Wicker Man music festival.

Now, if the plans are approved, residents could get a chance to live in one of the sites of a famous scene from the movie.