Castlewigg

Castlewigg is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Castlewigg is situated nearby to the hamlet Moss Park, as well as near the locality Barledziew.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ravenstone Castle and Whithorn Priory.

Ravenstone Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whithorn Priory

Historic site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 southeast of Castlewigg.

Rispain Camp

Archaeological site

Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.

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. Rispain Camp is situated 2 miles south of Castlewigg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Port William.

Whithorn

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 southeast of Castlewigg.

Port William

Village

Photo: AHEMSLTD, Public domain.

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 5 miles west of Castlewigg.

Castlewigg

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

54.75923° or 54° 45′ 33″ north

Longitude

-4.44815° or 4° 26′ 53″ west

Elevation

276 feet (84 metres)

Open location code

9C6QQH52+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 725848992

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2653532

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Localities in the Area

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