Glasserton
Glasserton is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the Machars peninsula, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish is about 8 miles in length, varying in breadth from 1 to 3 miles, and contains 13,477 acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Les Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rispain Camp and Whithorn Priory.
Rispain Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland.
Whithorn Priory
Historic site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whithorn Priory was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn Priory is situated 2 miles northeast of Glasserton.
St Ninian’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Akinom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage by way of its association with the Scottish saint Ninian. St Ninian’s Cave is situated 2 miles south of Glasserton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn and Port William.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 2 miles northeast of Glasserton.
Port William
Village
Photo: AHEMSLTD, Public domain.
Port William is a fishing village in the parish of Mochrum in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland with a population of approximately 460. Port William is situated 6 miles northwest of Glasserton.
Glasserton
- Type: Hamlet with 332 residents
- Description: Scottish parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Scottish civil parish and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.71927° or 54° 43′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.45389° or 4° 27′ 14″ westPopulation
332Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C6QPG9W+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5277834722OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2648566Wikidata ID
Q5567153
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Glasserton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Glasserton”
- Japanese: “グラッサートン”
- Scots: “Glasserton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House Park Plantation and Glasserton Kirk.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Glasserton”. Photo: Les Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.