Kirkchrist
Kirkchrist is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kirkchrist is situated nearby to the locality Spittal, as well as near Barraer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torhouse.
Torhouse
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Standing Stones of Torhouse are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse, three miles west of Wigtown, Scotland. Torhouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirkchrist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Newton Stewart.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 5 miles southeast of Kirkchrist.
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, along the main road between Carlisle, Dumfries and Stranraer. It's named for William Stewart who built several houses and obtained a burgh charter in 1677 from King Charles II.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. Wigtown Harbour is situated 5 miles southeast of Kirkchrist.
Kirkchrist
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9° or 54° 54′ northLongitude
-4.55° or 4° 33′ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C6QWC2X+2XGeoNames ID
2645294
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