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Wigtown Castle (site of)

Where is Wigtown Castle?

Wigtown Castle is in the parish of Wigtown and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference:NX 43722 55003

Lat / long:54.8653220,-4.4365983

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OS Map for Wigtown Castle

Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars
OS Explorer map 311

Directions to Wigtown Castle

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Weather at Wigtown Castle

5°C
max 5°C / min 5°C

25km/h W
1029mb
82%
35%
07:53 17:10

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 08:55

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Wigtown Castle

Baldoon Castle

Cassencarie

Torhouse

Barnbarroch Castle

Carsluith Castle

Penninghame Hall (site of)

Kirkdale (site of)

Sorbie Tower

Sorbie motte

more castles....

Ancient sites near Wigtown Castle

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Eggerness Castle fort

Trusty's Hill fort

Castle Feather fort

Stairhaven broch

Craigenholly souterrain

Dunragit cursus

Cults Loch souterrain

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Wigtown 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

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Wigtown 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 Wigtown 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

Cavens Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

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