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Machermore Castle (site of)

Where is Machermore Castle?

Machermore Castle is in the parish of Minnigaff and the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Grid reference: NX 41756 64441

Lat / long: 54.9494380, -4.4723910

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OS Map for Machermore Castle

Galloway Forest Park South (Glen Trool, Clatteringshaws Loch & Newton Stewart)
OS Explorer map 319

Directions to Machermore Castle

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Weather at Machermore Castle

10°C
max 10°C / min 10°C

22km/h S
1014mb
71%
40%
05:40 19:00

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 12:33

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Machermore Castle

Mote of Minnigaff

Larg Tower

Penninghame Hall (site of)

Skaith Mote

Muirfad Castle (site of)

Garlies Castle

Machars Hill

Castle Stewart

Castle of Old Risk

more castles....

Ancient sites near Machermore Castle

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Eggerness Castle fort

Trusty's Hill fort

Stairhaven broch

Craigenholly souterrain

Dunragit cursus

Cults Loch souterrain

Cults Loch 1 crannog

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Machermore Castle

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Tullibole Class III cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Machermore 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 Machermore Castle

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

Selkirk Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright

King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas

hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas

Tigh Na Mara Hotel

hotel, restaurantSandhead

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

Cavens Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

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