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Eggerness

Where is Eggerness?

Eggerness is in the parish of Sorbie and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference: NX 492 476

Lat / long: 54.8005340, -4.3474608

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OS Map for Eggerness

Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars
OS Explorer map 311

Directions to Eggerness

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Weather at Eggerness

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C

38km/h WNW
1004mb
69%
15%
05:41 18:47

Few clouds
Weather observed at Gatehouse of Fleet at 16:14

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

Castles near Eggerness

Eggerness Castle (site of)

Sorbie Tower

Sorbie motte

Broughton (site of)

Cruggleton Castle

Barholm Castle

Kirkdale (site of)

Kirkclaugh motte

Carsluith Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Eggerness

Eggerness Castle fort

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Trusty's Hill fort

Castle Feather fort

Stairhaven broch

Craigenholly souterrain

Dunragit cursus

Fox Plantation cursus

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Eggerness

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 Eggerness

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 Eggerness

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

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Premier Inn Dumfries

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

more food.... / more drink....