Sorbie

Sorbie is a small village in Wigtownshire, Machars, within the administration area of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland. It is located midway between Wigtown and Whithorn on the A714 road.

Photo: Andrew Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sorbie Tower and Ravenstone Castle.

Sorbie Tower

Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east…

Ravenstone Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravenstone Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sorbie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

Whithorn

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whithorn, is a small town and historic royal burgh… Whithorn is situated 4 miles south of Sorbie.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818… Wigtown Harbour is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie.

Wigtown

Town

Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Wigtown is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie.

Sorbie

Type: Village
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

54.79191° 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sorbie VIllage Hall and Sorbie Old Kirk.

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