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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North West Castle and Castle of St John.
North West Castle
Hotel building
Photo: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1,700 feet northwest of North West Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland, though nowadays all ferries run 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
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-5.02134° or 5° 1′ 17″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C6PWX4H+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8936330846OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelGeoNames ID
9259505
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