Piltanton Burn

Piltanton Burn is a stream in Scotland, United Kingdom. Piltanton Burn is situated nearby to the village Dunragit, as well as near Glenluce.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Droughdool Mote and Glenluce Abbey.

Droughdool Mote

Archaeological site

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Droughdool Mote is a Neolithic round mound in the parish of Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. The mound is oval in plan, measuring 60m by 50m at its base and rises to 10m in height. Droughdool Mote is situated 1½ miles west of Piltanton Burn.

Glenluce Abbey

Ruins

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Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Glenluce Abbey is situated 2 miles northeast of Piltanton Burn.

Glenwhan Gardens

Garden

Photo: Billy McCrorie, 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. Glenwhan Gardens is situated 2 miles northwest of Piltanton Burn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunragit and Glenluce.

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 1½ miles northwest of Piltanton Burn.

Glenluce

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It contains a village shop, a caravan park and a town hall, as well as the parish church. Glenluce is situated 1½ miles northeast of Piltanton Burn.

Castle Kennedy

Village

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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 northwest of Piltanton Burn.

Piltanton Burn

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.86667° or 54° 52′ north

Longitude

-4.85° or 4° 51′ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9C6QV582+M2

GeoNames ID

2640284

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