Bar Hill

Bar Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 230 feet. Bar Hill is situated nearby to the town Dalbeattie, as well as near the hamlet Meikle Culloch Cottages.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Islecroft Stadium and Buittle Castle.

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 South of Scotland League.

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.

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.

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 the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Castle Douglas

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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.