Baldoon Castle
Baldoon Castle was a 16th-century castle about 1.5 miles south west of Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of the river Bladnoch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Sacred Heart Church.
Wigtown Castle
Archaeological site
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century. Wigtown Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Baldoon Castle.
Sacred Heart Church
Church
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Sacred Heart Church is situated 1¼ miles north of Baldoon Castle.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
Church
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Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated 1½ miles north of Baldoon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown Harbour and Wigtown.
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
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.
Baldoon Castle
- Type: Ruin
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Baldoon Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Baldoon Castle”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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