Girthon

Girthon is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Girthon is situated nearby to the locality Fishing site, as well as near the town Gatehouse of Fleet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cardoness Castle.

Cardoness Castle

Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twynholm and Kirkcudbright.

Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 4 miles east of Girthon.

Kirkcudbright

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.

Girthon

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85661° or 54° 51′ 24″ north

Longitude

-4.17487° or 4° 10′ 30″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9C6QVR4G+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29104752

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2648628

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