Stoneykirk
Stoneykirk is an area and a village in the heart of the Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, in the administrative council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland nearly 10 miles in length and 3+1⁄2 miles in breadth, bounded on the east by the bay of Luce, and on the west by the Irish Channel, 5 miles south of Stranraer.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandhead and Castle Kennedy.
Sandhead
Village
Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway. Sandhead is situated 2 miles south of Stoneykirk.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 4½ miles north of Stoneykirk.
Dunragit
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Dunragit is situated 4½ miles northeast of Stoneykirk.
Stoneykirk
- Type: Village with 1,240 residents
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.83644° or 54° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
-4.97951° or 4° 58′ 46″ westPopulation
1,240Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
9C6QR2PC+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 278467680OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2636803Wikidata ID
Q7619443
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Stoneykirk” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Stoneykirk”
- Dutch: “Stoneykirk”
- French: “Stoneykirk”
- Irish: “Eaglais Steafain”
- Scots: “Staneykirk”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Steafain”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stoneykirk Parish Church (Former) and Stoneykirk New Cemetery.
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