Rusko
Rusko is an estate in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Rusko is situated nearby to the village Gatehouse of Fleet, as well as near Anwoth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cardoness Castle and Rusco Tower.
Cardoness Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. Cardoness Castle is situated 2 miles south of Rusko.
Rusco Tower
Building
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rusco Tower, sometimes called Rusco Castle, is a tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1500 for Mariota Carson and her husband Robert Gordon, on lands given to them by her father, it was used to incarcerate a number of the Gordons' rivals in the 16th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twynholm.
Twynholm
Village
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Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 5 miles southeast of Rusko.
Rusko
- Type: Estate
- Also known as: “Rusco”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9° or 54° 54′ northLongitude
-4.2° or 4° 12′ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C6QWR22+22GeoNames ID
2638937
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