Scotland
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Dumfries & Galloway

Sorbie

Sorbie is a small village in , Machars, within the administration area of Council, . It is located midway between and on the A714 road.
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Photo: Andrew Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sorbie Tower.

Castle
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is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, , . The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

Village
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, is a royal burgh in the historic county of in , , about 10 miles south of . The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. is situated 4 miles south of Sorbie.

Locality
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or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of and its hinterland in , , following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie.

Town
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is a town and former royal burgh in , of which it is the county town, within the region in . It lies east of and south of . is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie.

Sorbie

Latitude
54.79191° or 54° 47′ 31″ north
Longitude
-4.43347° or 4° 26′ 1″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C6QQHR8+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 440645740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637517
Wiki­data ID
Q7563326
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Sorbie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sorbie”
  • Dutch: “Sorbie”
  • French: “Sorbie”
  • German: “Sorbie”
  • Irish: “Soirbidh”
  • Scots: “Sorbie”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Soirbidh”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sorbie”. Photo: Andrew Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.