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Machars Hill

Alternative names for Machars Hill

The Beacon

Where is Machars Hill?

Machars Hill is in the parish of Minnigaff and the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Grid reference: NX 4700 6523

Lat / long: 54.9581590, -4.3910115

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OS Map for Machars Hill

Galloway Forest Park South (Glen Trool, Clatteringshaws Loch & Newton Stewart)
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Directions to Machars Hill

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Weather at Machars Hill

2°C
max 2°C / min 2°C

7km/h WNW
1021mb
92%
25%
08:35 15:49

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Newton Stewart at 06:37

References (websites)

Castles near Machars Hill

Muirfad Castle (site of)

Larg Tower

Castle of Old Risk

Machermore Castle

Mote of Minnigaff

Garlies Castle

Cassencarie

Penninghame Hall (site of)

Skaith Mote

more castles....

Ancient sites near Machars Hill

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Trusty's Hill fort

Eggerness Castle fort

Stairhaven broch

Craigenholly souterrain

Castle Feather fort

Dunragit cursus

Cults Loch souterrain

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Machars Hill

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Eggerness 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 cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Machars Hill

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 Machars Hill

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

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

Cavens Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

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