Rockcliffe

Rockcliffe is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Rockcliffe is situated nearby to the hamlet Rough Firth, as well as near the locality Torbay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mote of Mark and Orchardton Tower.

Mote of Mark

Archaeological site

Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone.

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. Orchardton Tower is situated 2 miles west of Rockcliffe.

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. Hestan Island is situated 2 miles south of Rockcliffe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie.

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 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 4½ miles north of Rockcliffe.

Rockcliffe

Type: Village
Also known as: “Rockcliff”
Category: locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.86562° or 54° 51′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.79699° or 3° 47′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6RV683+66

OpenStreetMap ID

node 929435334

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2639257

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