Cowans Hill

Cowans Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 331 feet. Cowans Hill is situated nearby to the village Gateside, as well as near Kirkgunzeon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Loch Arthur.

Drumcoltran Tower

Castle

Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668.

Loch Arthur

Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Arthur is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing. Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake. Loch Arthur is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cowans Hill.

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 the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 4½ miles southwest of Cowans Hill.

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 4½ miles northwest of Cowans Hill.

Kirkpatrick Durham

Village

Photo: Catriona Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles north of Castle Douglas. Kirkpatrick Durham is situated 5 miles west of Cowans Hill.

Cowans Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 331 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98528° or 54° 59′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.76717° or 3° 46′ 2″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C6RX6PM+44

GeoNames ID

12619621

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