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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rispain Camp and Whithorn Priory.

Rispain Camp

Archaeological site

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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

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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

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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

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Whithorn, is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. the Historically part of Wigtownshire, it is about 97 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 78 miles south-southwest of Glasgow, and 10 miles south of Wigtown. Whithorn is situated 2 miles northeast of Glasserton.

Port William

Village

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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: 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″ north

Longitude

-4.45389° or 4° 27′ 14″ west

Population

332

Elevation

200 feet (61 metres)

Open location code

9C6QPG9W+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5277834722

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2648566

Wikidata ID

Q5567153

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Satellite Map

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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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