Rough Island
Rough Island is an island in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Rough Island is situated nearby to the village Rockcliffe, as well as near the hamlet Rough Firth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mote of Mark and Hestan Island.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mote of Mark is an archaeological site.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Dalbeattie is situated 5 miles north of Rough Island.
Rough Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86023° or 54° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.80262° or 3° 48′ 9″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C6RV56W+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 3098796OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13285511
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