Carsluith

Carsluith is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Carsluith is situated nearby to Creetown, as well as near the locality Wigtown Harbour.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carsluith Castle and Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy.

Carsluith Castle

Castle

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Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, Scotland, around 4.8 kilometres south east of Creetown.

Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy

Archaeological site

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Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Carsluith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Creetown and Wigtown Harbour.

Creetown

Town

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Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 2½ miles north of Carsluith.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

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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 3 miles west of Carsluith.

Wigtown

Town

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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 3½ miles west of Carsluith.

Carsluith

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

54.86513° or 54° 51′ 55″ north

Longitude

-4.35869° or 4° 21′ 31″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

9C6QVJ8R+3G

GeoNames ID

2653642

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