Broughton Mains
Broughton Mains is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Broughton Mains is situated nearby to the village Whithorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. 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″ northLongitude
-4.40827° or 4° 24′ 30″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C6QQHGR+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 380531968OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardGeoNames ID
2654499
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