Barclosh Hill

Barclosh Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 456 feet. Barclosh Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Culdrain, as well as near Bargrug.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barclosh Castle and Islecroft Stadium.

Barclosh Castle

Building

Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house about 3.2 kilometers north-east of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There is little still standing, except a section of wall 1.2 metres thick and 8.0 metres high.

Islecroft Stadium

Sports venue

Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the Lowland League West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.

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 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Springholm

Village

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 6 miles northwest of Barclosh Hill.

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.

Barclosh Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 456 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.94671° or 54° 56′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.78417° or 3° 47′ 3″ west

Elevation

456 feet (139 metres)

Open location code

9C6RW6W8+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3259031963

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12617553

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Culdrain and Bargrug.

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