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Old Place of Monreith

Alternative names for Old Place of Monreith

Dowies; Dowies House; Moure

Where is Old Place of Monreith?

Old Place of Monreith is in the parish of Glasserton and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference:NX 38119 43013

Lat / long:54.7558970,-4.5171046

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OS Map for Old Place of Monreith

OS map 311
Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars
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Weather at Old Place of Monreith

9°C
max 9°C / min 9°C
17km/h SSE
1007mb
96%
100%
06:21 18:29

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Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 19:00

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
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Castles near Old Place of Monreith

Moure Castle

0.3km away

Barmeal Castle

1.7km away

Myrton Castle

2.1km away

Old Castle of Ravenstone (site of)

2.5km away

Craigdhu (site of)

2.9km away

Ravenstone Castle

3.0km away

Long Castle

4.1km away

Castle Wigg

4.6km away

Druchtag Mote Hill

4.8km away
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Ancient sites near Old Place of Monreith

Castle Feather fort

11.0km away

Eggerness Castle fort

12.3km away

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

17.4km away

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

17.6km away

Stairhaven broch

20.0km away

Trusty's Hill fort

24.5km away

Craigenholly souterrain

25.0km away

Dunragit cursus

27.2km away

Fox Plantation cursus

30.1km away
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Pictish stones near Old Place of Monreith

Eggerness Class I rock carving

11.3km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

24.5km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

127.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

157.3km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

157.5km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

157.5km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

158.5km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

160.3km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

162.7km away
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Pictish sites near Old Place of Monreith

Whitecleugh silver chain

88.1km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

122.0km away

Borland silver chain

123.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

153.9km away

Haddington silver chain

173.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

179.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

184.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

194.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

286.2km away
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Accommodation near Old Place of Monreith

Old Place of Monreith
self-cateringPort William
0.0km away
ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
13.3km away
Glaisnock House
bed and breakfastWigtown
13.3km away
The Bruce Hotel, Newton Stewart
hotelNewton Stewart
22.2km away
Galloway Arms Hotel
hotelMinnigaff
22.7km away
Creebridge House Hotel
hotelNewton Stewart
22.9km away
Minnigaff SYHA Hostel
hostelNewton Stewart
23.7km away
Castle of Park
self-cateringGlenluce
23.9km away
Cally Palace Hotel
hotelGatehouse of Fleet
24.9km away
The Ship Inn
hotelGatehouse of Fleet
25.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Old Place of Monreith

ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
13.3km away
Tigh Na Mara Hotel
hotel, restaurantSandhead
29.2km away
Selkirk Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright
31.1km away
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hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas
42.8km away
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hotel, restaurantDumfries
61.5km away
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hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
65.2km away
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hotel, restaurant, barDumfries
67.8km away
Best Western Station Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDumfries
68.3km away
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68.8km away
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70.7km away
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Published on the 11th of June 2012 at 12:16 am. Updated on the 31st of May 2013 at 10:41 am.

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