Meikle Bennan
Meikle Bennan is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,102 feet. Meikle Bennan is situated nearby to the village Anwoth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rusco Tower.
Rusco Tower
Building
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rusco Tower, sometimes called Rusco Castle, is a tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1500 for Mariota Carson and her husband Robert Gordon, on lands given to them by her father, it was used to incarcerate a number of the Gordons' rivals in the 16th century. Rusco Tower is situated 2½ miles east of Meikle Bennan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palnure.
Palnure
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Palnure is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Palnure Burn, just outside Newton Stewart. Palnure is situated 6 miles west of Meikle Bennan.
Meikle Bennan
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,102 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.92509° or 54° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.26776° or 4° 16′ 4″ westElevation
1,102 feet (336 metres)Open location code
9C6QWPGJ+2VGeoNames ID
12610931
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Anwoth and Gatehouse of Fleet.
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Highlights include Pibble Hill and Scar Hill.
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