Moyle Hill
Moyle Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 492 feet. Moyle Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Barnbarroch, as well as near Little Richorn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Mote of Mark.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Castle Douglas
Photo: Tenesca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries and Galloway 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.
Moyle Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 492 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89963° or 54° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.79717° or 3° 47′ 50″ westElevation
492 feet (150 metres)Open location code
9C6RV6X3+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 522952782OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12609281
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