Barchain Hill

Barchain Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 427 feet. Barchain Hill is situated nearby to the village Palnackie, as well as near the hamlet Little Richorn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buittle Castle and Orchardton Tower.

Buittle Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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.

Gelston Castle

Ruins

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.

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

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.

Bridge of Dee

Village

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of Kirkcudbright. The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking Kirkcudbright with Castle Douglas, passed through the village. Bridge of Dee is situated 4½ miles west of Barchain Hill.

Barchain Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 427 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.91101° or 54° 54′ 40″ north

Longitude

-3.86178° or 3° 51′ 42″ west

Elevation

427 feet (130 metres)

Open location code

9C6RW46Q+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8147130637

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12615087

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Palnackie and Little Richorn.

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