Broughton Mains

Broughton Mains is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Broughton Mains is situated nearby to the village Whithorn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorbie Tower and Galloway House.

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 1¼ miles north of Broughton Mains.

Galloway House

Garden

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Galloway House is situated 1½ miles east of Broughton Mains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

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 3 miles south of Broughton Mains.

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 north of Broughton Mains.

Broughton Mains

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

54.77723° or 54° 46′ 38″ north

Longitude

-4.40827° or 4° 24′ 30″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

9C6QQHGR+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 380531968

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

GeoNames ID

2654499

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