Kirkchrist

Places of Interest

Boreland Mote, motte

Archaeological site

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Boreland Mote, motte is an archaeological site.

Torhouse

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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

Kirkcowan

Village

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Kirkcowan is a village and rural parish in Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1846, the parish had a recorded population of 607. The River Bladnoch runs to the east of the village and the River Tarff to the west. Kirkcowan is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kirkchrist.

Wigtown

Town

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Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 5 miles southeast of Kirkchrist.

Newton Stewart

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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.

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