Eggerness Hill

Eggerness Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 161 feet. Eggerness Hill is situated nearby to the village Garlieston, as well as near Sorbie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galloway House and Sorbie Tower.

Galloway House

Garden

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Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay. Sorbie Tower is situated 2 miles west of Eggerness Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

Whithorn

Town

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Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 5 miles southwest of Eggerness Hill.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

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Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. Wigtown Harbour is situated 6 miles northwest of Eggerness Hill.

Wigtown

Town

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Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 6 miles northwest of Eggerness Hill.

Eggerness Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 161 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.79711° or 54° 47′ 50″ north

Longitude

-4.35489° or 4° 21′ 18″ west

Elevation

161 feet (49 metres)

Open location code

9C6QQJWW+R2

GeoNames ID

12623874

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