Balmaghie

Balmaghie, 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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Baile Mac Aoidh”, “Baile Mhic Aoidh”, and “Balmaghie House”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Threave Castle and Crofts Mote.

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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.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Balmaghie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenlochar and Bridge of Dee.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of in .

Village
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, 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. is situated 2 miles southeast of Balmaghie.

Balmaghie

Latitude
54.94769° or 54° 56′ 52″ north
Longitude
-4.00328° or 4° 0′ 12″ west
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9C6QWXXW+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 887071741
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2656457
Wiki­data ID
Q4852332
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Balmaghie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Balmaghie”
  • Breton: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • Cornish: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • Irish: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • Irish: “Baile Mhic Aoidh”
  • Japanese: “バルマギー”
  • Manx: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • Scots: “Balmaghie”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Mhic Aoidh”
  • Welsh: “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • “Baile Mac Aoidh”
  • “Balmaghie - Baile Mac Aoidh”

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Highlights include Back Wood and Greenlane Plantation.

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