Orchardton House

Orchardton House is an estate in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Orchardton House is situated nearby to the village Auchencairn, as well as near the locality Airds Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orchardton Castle and Orchardton Tower.

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 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 Tower is situated 2 miles north of Orchardton House.

Hestan Island

Island

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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 southeast of Orchardton House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrennan and Dalbeattie.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 5 miles southwest of Orchardton House.

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 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 6 miles north of Orchardton House.

Orchardton House

Type: Estate
Also known as: “Orchardton”
Category: agriculture
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85° or 54° 51′ north

Longitude

-3.85° or 3° 51′ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

9C6RR5X2+X2

GeoNames ID

2640948

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