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Skaith Mote

Where is Skaith Mote?

Skaith Mote is in the parish of Penninghame and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference:NX 3814 6621

Lat / long:54.9641580,-4.5297897

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OS Map for Skaith Mote

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Galloway Forest Park South (Glen Trool, Clatteringshaws Loch & Newton Stewart)
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Weather at Skaith Mote

2°C
max 2°C / min 2°C
7km/h NNE
1036mb
84%
5%
08:19 16:41

Clear sky
Weather observed at Minnigaff at 22:40
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Castles near Skaith Mote

Castle Stewart

2.8km away

Mote of Minnigaff

2.9km away

Machermore Castle (site of)

4.0km away

Garlies Castle

5.0km away

Larg Tower

5.2km away

Penninghame Hall (site of)

6.3km away

Castle of Old Risk

7.7km away

Muirfad Castle (site of)

8.2km away

Boreland Mote, Kirkcowan

8.2km away
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Ancient sites near Skaith Mote

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

18.3km away

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

18.3km away

Craigenholly souterrain

20.7km away

Stairhaven broch

21.4km away

Eggerness Castle fort

21.6km away

Trusty's Hill fort

23.0km away

Dunragit cursus

24.7km away

Cults Loch souterrain

26.3km away

Cults Loch 1 crannog

26.6km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Skaith Mote

Eggerness Class I rock carving

21.7km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

23.0km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

116.2km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

136.8km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

138.5km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

138.7km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

138.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

138.8km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

140.0km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Skaith Mote

Whitecleugh silver chain

68.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

103.2km away

Borland silver chain

105.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

138.9km away

Haddington silver chain

156.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

162.8km away

Hoardweel silver chain

169.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

175.3km away

Dunnicaer fort

266.7km away
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Accommodation near Skaith Mote

Galloway Arms Hotel
hotelMinnigaff
3.0km away
Minnigaff SYHA Hostel
hostelNewton Stewart
3.1km away
Creebridge House Hotel
hotelNewton Stewart
3.1km away
The Bruce Hotel, Newton Stewart
hotelNewton Stewart
3.2km away
ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
12.1km away
Glaisnock House
bed and breakfastWigtown
12.1km away
Kenmuir Arms Hotel
hotelNew Luce
20.7km away
Castle of Park
self-cateringGlenluce
21.3km away
Old Place of Monreith
self-cateringPort William
23.2km away
The Ship Inn
hotelGatehouse of Fleet
23.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Skaith Mote

ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
12.1km away
Tigh Na Mara Hotel
hotel, restaurantSandhead
32.6km away
Selkirk Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright
33.7km away
King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas
hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas
38.4km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
43.4km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
55.6km away
Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse
hotel, restaurantAyr
57.2km away
Friars Carse Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantAuldgirth
57.5km away
Trigony Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantThornhill
57.6km away
Cavens Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantDumfries
59.8km 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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