Lochnaw Castle
Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire. Scotland. The spectacularly located "castle" incorporates a fortalice torhous.
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Localities in the Area
Leswalt
Village
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Leswalt is situated 2 miles northeast of Lochnaw Castle.
Stranraer
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of Southwest Scotland. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.Cairnryan
Village
Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Cairnryan is situated 6 miles northeast of Lochnaw Castle.
Lochnaw Castle
- Type: Estate
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: tower house
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 54.9167° or 54° 55' north | Longitude -5.1333° or 5° 8' west |
Elevation 436 feet (133 metres) | GeoNames ID 2643808 |
Also Known As
- German: Lochnaw Castle
- Italian: castello di Lochnaw
- Portuguese: Castelo de Lochnaw
- Scots: Lochnaw Castle
- Castello di Lochnaw
In the Area
Localities
- High BarbethLocality, 2½ miles northeast
- KnockiemoakHamlet, 2½ miles south
- CraigencrossHamlet, 2½ miles east
- Low WierstonLocality, 2½ miles north
Landmarks
- Craighead WoodForest
- South Craighead WoodForest, 950 feet southeast
- Craighead BeltForest, 1500 feet southwest
- Slewtammock PlantationForest, 1900 feet southeast
Other Places
- Sole BurnStream, 2½ miles east
- Lakeview Guest HouseHotel, 4 miles east
- Fernlea Guest HouseHotel, 4½ miles east
- Cross Haven Guest HouseHotel, 4½ miles east
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