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Long Castle

Alternative names for Long Castle

Longcastle

Where is Long Castle?

Long Castle is in the parish of Kirkinner and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference: NX 3941 4686

Lat / long: 54.7908500, -4.4991936

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OS Map for Long Castle

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Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars
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Directions to Long Castle

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Weather at Long Castle

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C

14km/h WSW
1025mb
74%
62%
06:52 18:05

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 15:17

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

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Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Long Castle

Old Castle of Ravenstone (site of)

Ravenstone Castle

Moure Castle

Old Place of Monreith

Druchtag Mote Hill

Barnbarroch Castle

Myrton Castle

Castle Wigg

Druchtag Castle (site of)

more castles....

Ancient sites near Long Castle

Eggerness Castle fort

Castle Feather fort

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Stairhaven broch

Trusty's Hill fort

Craigenholly souterrain

Dunragit cursus

Fox Plantation cursus

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Long Castle

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Long Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Dunnicaer fort

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Long Castle

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

Selkirk Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright

Tigh Na Mara Hotel

hotel, restaurantSandhead

King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas

hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas

Cavens Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Premier Inn Dumfries

hotel, restaurantDumfries

more food.... / more drink....