Holy Croft
Holy Croft is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Holy Croft is situated nearby to the village Balmaclellan, as well as near St John’s Town of Dalry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barscobe Castle and Kells Parish Church.
Barscobe Castle
Castle
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.
Kells Parish Church
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kells Parish Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Holy Croft.
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.
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 2 miles west of Holy Croft.
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 2½ miles southwest of Holy Croft.
Holy Croft
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.10527° or 55° 6′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.10722° or 4° 6′ 26″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C7Q4V4V+44GeoNames ID
13283989
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