Colfin

Colfin is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Colfin is situated nearby to the village Lochans, as well as near Portpatrick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairn Pat and Dunskey Castle.

Cairn Pat

Archaeological site

Photo: Graeme Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairn Pat is an archaeological site.

Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 16th-century tower house or castle, built by the Adair family at the site of an earlier 12th-century castle. It is located 0.5 miles south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland. Dunskey Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Colfin.

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 2 miles southwest of Colfin.

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 port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail 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 4½ miles southeast of Colfin.

Castle Kennedy

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 5 miles northeast of Colfin.

Colfin

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

54.84916° or 54° 50′ 57″ north

Longitude

-5.05588° or 5° 3′ 21″ west

Elevation

256 feet (78 metres)

Open location code

9C6PRWXV+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12536190801

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2652581

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