Barskeoch Hill

Barskeoch Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 597 feet. Barskeoch Hill is situated nearby to the town Dalbeattie, as well as near the hamlet Little Richorn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buittle Castle and Buittle Place.

Buittle Castle

Castle

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Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey.

Buittle Place

Residential area

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Motte of Urr

Archaeological site

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The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.

Dalbeattie

Town

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Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Castle Douglas

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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.