Garlieston
Garlieston is a small planned coastal village in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, later 6th Earl of Galloway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Garliestown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galloway House and Sorbie Tower.
Galloway House
Garden
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Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Sorbie Tower
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay. Sorbie Tower is situated 1½ miles west of Garlieston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.
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 4½ miles southwest of Garlieston.
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 6 miles northwest of Garlieston.
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 6 miles northwest of Garlieston.
Garlieston
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78963° or 54° 47′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.36909° or 4° 22′ 9″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB GISOpen location code
9C6QQJQJ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 440646314OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2648871Wikidata ID
Q5523474
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Garlieston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Garlieston”
- Bulgarian: “Гарлийстън”
- Bulgarian: “Гарлистон”
- Bulgarian: “Гарлистън”
- Catalan: “Garlieston”
- Dutch: “Garlieston”
- French: “Garlieston”
- German: “Garlieston”
- Irish: “Baile Gheàrr Lios”
- Japanese: “ガーリエストン”
- Scots: “Garliestoun”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Gheàrr Lios”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garlieston Village Hall and Garlieston Mobile Post Office Service.
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