Torr Point

Torr Point is a cape in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Torr Point is situated nearby to the locality Seaside, as well as near the hamlet Balcary.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hestan Island and Orchardton Castle.

Hestan Island

Island

Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.

Orchardton Tower

Castle

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrennan and Dalbeattie.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Dalbeattie

Town

Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Torr Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Tors Point”
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.84606° or 54° 50′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.83606° or 3° 50′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C6RR5W7+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 439573259

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

2635631

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seaside and Balcary.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Red Haven and Oakbank Wood.

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