Bridge of Dee

Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of . The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking with , passed through the village.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Bridge of Dee, Galloway”, “Brig o Dee”, and “Drochaid Dhè”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Threave Castle and Threave Gardens.

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is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.

Garden
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Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of .

Golf course
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is situated 2 miles northeast of Bridge of Dee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balmaghie and Castle Douglas.

Hamlet
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, from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Mhic Aoidh, is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in , Scotland and was the seat of the McGhee family. is situated 2 miles northwest of Bridge of Dee.

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is a town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of in the historical county of in . is situated 3 miles north of Bridge of Dee.

Bridge of Dee

Latitude
54.92002° or 54° 55′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.97674° or 3° 58′ 36″ west
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C6RW2CF+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1528848481
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654744
Wiki­data ID
Q15059225
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Bridge of Dee” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bridge of Dee (Galloway)”
  • Basque: “Bridge of Dee”
  • Breton: “Drochaid Dhè”
  • Cornish: “Drochaid Dhè”
  • Dutch: “Bridge of Dee, Galloway”
  • French: “Bridge of Dee”
  • German: “Bridge of Dee”
  • Irish: “Drochaid Dhè”
  • Manx: “Drochaid Dhè”
  • Scots: “Brig o Dee”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Drochaid Dhè, Gallobha”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Drochaid Dhè”
  • Welsh: “Drochaid Dhè”

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