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Castle of Old Risk

Alternative names for Castle of Old Risk

Old Risk

Where is Castle of Old Risk?

Castle of Old Risk is in the parish of Minnigaff and the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Grid reference: NX 4490 6999

Lat / long: 55.0002460, -4.4263532

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OS Map for Castle of Old Risk

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

Directions to Castle of Old Risk

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Weather at Castle of Old Risk

4°C
max 4°C / min 4°C

5km/h ESE
1022mb
93%
91%
08:22 15:53

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Minnigaff at 12:24

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Castle of Old Risk

Garlies Castle

Larg Tower

Machars Hill

Mote of Minnigaff

Machermore Castle

Muirfad Castle (site of)

Castle Stewart

Skaith Mote

Penninghame Hall (site of)

more castles....

Ancient sites near Castle of Old Risk

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Trusty's Hill fort

Eggerness Castle fort

Craigenholly souterrain

Stairhaven broch

Dunragit cursus

Cults Loch souterrain

Cults Loch 1 crannog

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Castle of Old Risk

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Eggerness 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

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Castle of Old Risk

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 Castle of Old Risk

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

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Mercure Ayr Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantAyr

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

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