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Mindork Castle

Where is Mindork Castle?

Mindork Castle is in the parish of Kirkcowan and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference:NX 3220 5879

Lat / long:54.8955850,-4.6181336

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Weather at Mindork Castle

7°C
max 7°C / min 7°C
9km/h SW
1031mb
92%
79%
08:04 17:00

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 00:02
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Castles near Mindork Castle

Craighlaw

2.8km away

Boreland Mote, Kirkcowan

3.3km away

Old Place of Mochrum

4.9km away

Castle Loch Castle

5.5km away

Crailloch Mote

6.2km away

Torhouse

7.4km away

Woodhill (site of)

7.6km away

Penninghame Hall (site of)

8.9km away

Skaith Mote

9.5km away
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Ancient sites near Mindork Castle

Stairhaven broch

12.5km away

Craigenholly souterrain

13.5km away

Dunragit cursus

17.2km away

Cults Loch souterrain

19.9km away

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

20.1km away

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

20.1km away

Cults Loch 1 crannog

20.1km away

Eggerness Castle fort

20.4km away

Fox Plantation cursus

20.7km away
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Pictish stones near Mindork Castle

Eggerness Class I rock carving

20.0km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

26.7km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

124.8km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

143.3km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

146.0km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

148.1km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

148.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

148.4km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

148.7km away
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Pictish sites near Mindork Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

78.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

112.8km away

Borland silver chain

114.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

148.2km away

Haddington silver chain

166.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

172.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

179.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

184.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

276.3km away
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Accommodation near Mindork Castle

The Bruce Hotel, Newton Stewart
hotelNewton Stewart
10.9km away
Galloway Arms Hotel
hotelMinnigaff
11.1km away
Creebridge House Hotel
hotelNewton Stewart
11.4km away
ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
11.6km away
Glaisnock House
bed and breakfastWigtown
11.7km away
Minnigaff SYHA Hostel
hostelNewton Stewart
11.9km away
Castle of Park
self-cateringGlenluce
13.4km away
Kenmuir Arms Hotel
hotelNew Luce
15.8km away
Old Place of Monreith
self-cateringPort William
16.8km away
Balyett Bed and Breakfast
bed and breakfastInnermessan
23.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mindork Castle

ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
11.6km away
Tigh Na Mara Hotel
hotel, restaurantSandhead
24.0km away
Selkirk Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright
36.8km away
King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas
hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas
44.2km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
48.5km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
62.8km away
Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse
hotel, restaurantAyr
64.8km away
Cavens Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantDumfries
65.3km away
Friars Carse Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantAuldgirth
65.8km away
Trigony Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantThornhill
66.5km away
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Published on the 11th of June 2012 at 12:16 am. Updated on the 11th of June 2012 at 8:16 am.

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