Palnackie
Palnackie is a village in the parish of Buittle in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It has a population of approximately 250 and is a working port on the Urr Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Orchardton Castle.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
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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 Castle
Castle
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Orchardton Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Palnackie.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
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Mote of Mark is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Palnackie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
Dalbeattie
Town
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Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 3 miles north of Palnackie.
Castle Douglas
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Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.
Palnackie
- Type: Village with 148 residents
- 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
54.89217° or 54° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.84049° or 3° 50′ 26″ westPopulation
148Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PALOpen location code
9C6RV5R5+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 29104735OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Palnackie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Palnackie”
- Cebuano: “Palnackie”
- Dutch: “Palnackie”
- French: “Palnackie”
- Irish: “Palnackie”
- Scots: “Panackie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Palnackie”
- Swedish: “Palnackie”
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Notable Places Nearby
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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 “Palnackie”. Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.