Dunskey Castle
Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th-century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Joe McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Killantringan Lighthouse and Knockinaam Lodge.
Killantringan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Killantringan Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dunskey Castle.
Knockinaam Lodge
Hotel
Knockinaam Lodge is a hotel and restaurant located about 3.5 miles South of Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. As of 2008, the restaurant holds one star in the Michelin Guide. Knockinaam Lodge is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Dunskey Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Sandhead.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland, though nowadays all ferries run from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Sandhead
Village
Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway. Sandhead is situated 6 miles east of Dunskey Castle.
Dunskey Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house, building, and historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.83548° or 54° 50′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.10986° or 5° 6′ 36″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C6PRVPR+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 363891197OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsGeoNames ID
2650661Wikidata ID
Q3716308
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Dunskey Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dunskey Castle”
- French: “Dunskey Castle”
- German: “Dunskey Castle”
- Italian: “Dunskey Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Dunskey”
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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 “Dunskey Castle”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.