Wallace’s Rig
Wallace’s Rig is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 883 feet. Wallace’s Rig is situated nearby to the locality Holmhead, as well as near Holy Croft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochinvar.
Lochinvar
Reservoir
Photo: Bob Peace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochinvar is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles north-east of St. Lochinvar is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wallace’s Rig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmaclellan and St John’s Town of Dalry.
Balmaclellan
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells. Balmaclellan is situated 3½ miles southwest of Wallace’s Rig.
St John’s Town of Dalry
Village
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St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. St John’s Town of Dalry is situated 4½ miles west of Wallace’s Rig.
New Galloway
Village
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 5 miles southwest of Wallace’s Rig.
Wallace’s Rig
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 883 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.12879° or 55° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.05206° or 4° 3′ 7″ westElevation
883 feet (269 metres)Open location code
9C7Q4WHX+G5GeoNames ID
12620728
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