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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

Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars
OS Explorer map 311


Directions to Long Castle

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Weather at Long Castle

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C
5km/h SW
1023mb
86%
96%
08:22 16:37

Light rain
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 06:09

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Long Castle

Old Castle of Ravenstone (site of)

2.6km away

Ravenstone Castle

3.1km away

Moure Castle

3.7km away

Old Place of Monreith

4.1km away

Druchtag Mote Hill

4.5km away

Barnbarroch Castle

4.6km away

Myrton Castle

4.9km away

Castle Wigg

5.0km away

Druchtag Castle (site of)

5.1km away
more castles....

Ancient sites near Long Castle

Eggerness Castle fort

10.1km away

Castle Feather fort

13.7km away

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

14.2km away

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

14.3km away

Stairhaven broch

19.6km away

Trusty's Hill fort

21.5km away

Craigenholly souterrain

23.9km away

Dunragit cursus

26.6km away

Fox Plantation cursus

29.7km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Long Castle

Eggerness Class I rock carving

9.2km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

21.5km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

124.5km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

153.4km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

153.6km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

153.6km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

154.4km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

157.1km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

167.7km away
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Long Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

84.1km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

118.1km away

Borland silver chain

119.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

150.3km away

Haddington silver chain

169.9km away

Traprain Law silver chain

175.6km away

Hoardweel silver chain

180.5km away

Norrie's Law hoard

190.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

282.2km away
more Pictish sites....

Accommodation near Long Castle

Old Place of Monreith
self-cateringPort William
4.1km away
Acorn Croft
self-catering cottageWhithorn
5.6km away
Griffin Lodge
self-catering cottagePort William
6.3km away
Smithy Croft
self-catering cottageElrig
7.3km away
Priory Walk
self-catering cottageWhithorn
8.3km away
Ducket Cottage
self-catering cottageGarlieston
8.4km away
ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
9.3km away
Glaisnock House
bed and breakfastWigtown
9.3km away
Osprey View
self-catering cottageNewton Stewart
12.5km away
3 Laigh Isle
self-catering cottageIsle of Whithorn
13.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Long Castle

ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
9.3km away
Selkirk Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright
29.0km away
Tigh Na Mara Hotel
hotel, restaurantSandhead
29.8km away
King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas
hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas
40.0km away
Cavens Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantDumfries
59.4km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
61.9km away
Aston Hotel Dumfries
hotel, restaurant, barDumfries
65.0km away
Best Western Station Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDumfries
65.3km away
Friars Carse Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantAuldgirth
65.4km away
Premier Inn Dumfries
hotel, restaurantDumfries
67.8km away
more food.... / more drink....

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