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Lochnaw motte (site of)

A motte is said to have stood “in the vicinity of Lochnaw Loch”.

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Where is Lochnaw motte?

Lochnaw motte is in the parish of Leswalt and the county of Wigtownshire.

Grid reference: NW 990 630

Lat / long: 54.9211120, -5.1379885

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OS Map for Lochnaw motte

Stranraer & The Rhins
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Directions to Lochnaw motte

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Weather at Lochnaw motte

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C

25km/h S
1016mb
69%
100%
06:46 17:26

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Stranraer at 20:59

References (websites)

Castles near Lochnaw motte

Lochnaw Castle

Old Lochnaw Castle

Galdenoch Castle

Craigoch Castle

Auchengower (site of)

Castle Ban

Castle of St. John

Corsewall Castle

Innermessan Mote

more castles....

Ancient sites near Lochnaw motte

Teroy Fort broch

Dunaldboys fort

Cults Loch 1 crannog

Cults Loch souterrain

Fox Plantation cursus

Dunragit cursus

Doon Castle broch

Craigenholly souterrain

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Lochnaw motte

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Lochnaw motte

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Hoardweel silver chain

Torvean silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Lochnaw motte

Tigh Na Mara Hotel

hotel, restaurantSandhead

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

Best Western Kinloch Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran

Mercure Ayr Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantAyr

Selkirk Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright

Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse

hotel, restaurantAyr

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

hotel, restaurantAyr

Adamton House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick

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