Ben John

Ben John is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,161 feet. Ben John is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber and Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
Photo: Orlacraig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anwoth and Creetown.

Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement near the in the historic county of , southwest , within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, .

Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the council area in south-west . Its population is about 750 people. is situated 5 miles northwest of Ben John.

Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older documents, is a coastal hamlet about 9 kilometres west-southwest of in , Scotland. is situated 5 miles southeast of Ben John.

Ben John

Latitude
54.86693° or 54° 52′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.2687° or 4° 16′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,161 feet (354 metres)
Open location code
9C6QVP8J+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12085892414
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12609663
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Satellite Map

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