North West Castle

North West Castle is a hotel in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. North West Castle is situated nearby to Castle of St John, as well as near Stranraer railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North West Castle and Castle of St John.

North West Castle

Hotel building

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North West Castle is a 19th-century three star country house hotel in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, in the south west of Scotland. It is noteworthy for being the home of Sir John Ross, a famous Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer.

Castle of St John

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The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 1,000 feet west of North West Castle.

Stranraer railway station

Railway station

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Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is measured 53 miles 77 chains from the former signal box at Castle Douglas and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1,600 feet northwest of North West Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.

Stranraer

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Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.

Castle Kennedy

Village

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Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 2½ miles east of North West Castle.

Leswalt

Village

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Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3½ miles northwest of North West Castle.

North West Castle

Type: Hotel
Address: Stranraer, DG9 8EH
Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9052° or 54° 54′ 19″ north

Longitude

-5.02134° or 5° 1′ 17″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

9C6PWX4H+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8936330846

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=hotel

GeoNames ID

9259505

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