Orchardton Bay
Orchardton Bay is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom. Orchardton Bay is situated nearby to the locality Rigg of Torr, as well as near Thornglass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hestan bay”
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
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Dundrennan.
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 the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
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.
Orchardton Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.85871° or 54° 51′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.84198° or 3° 50′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6RV555+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 994885039OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2640949Wikidata ID
Q24638912
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Orchardton Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orchardton Bay”
- Swedish: “Orchardton Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rigg of Torr and Thornglass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barr Wood and Oakbank Wood.
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