Duck Island
Duck Island is an islet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Duck Island is situated nearby to the locality Glengyre, as well as near the village Leswalt.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochnaw Castle and Leswalt, Old Parish Church.
Lochnaw Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The central square tower, five storeys high, formed part of the new castle.
Leswalt, Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt, Old Parish Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Duck Island.
Old Leswalt Church Graveyard
Cemetery
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Leswalt Church Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Duck Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leswalt and Ervie.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 2 miles northeast of Duck Island.
Ervie
Village
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer. Ervie is situated 3 miles north of Duck Island.
Kirkcolm
Village
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkcolm is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire. Kirkcolm is situated 4½ miles northeast of Duck Island.
Duck Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.92053° or 54° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.13673° or 5° 8′ 12″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C6PWVC7+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 1265336495OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285661
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