Goose Island
Goose Island is an island in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Goose Island is situated nearby to the locality Burnfoot, as well as near the village New Galloway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenmure Castle and Kells Parish Church.
Kenmure Castle
Castle
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Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west Scotland.
Kells Parish Church
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kells Parish Church is situated 1½ miles north of Goose Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Galloway and Balmaclellan.
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.
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 2½ miles north of Goose Island.
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 3½ miles north of Goose Island.
Goose Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.05676° or 55° 3′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.13127° or 4° 7′ 53″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C7Q3V49+PFGeoNames ID
13285422
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