Garvellan Rocks
Garvellan Rocks is an islet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Garvellan Rocks is situated nearby to the locality Low Auchenlarie, as well as near Carrick Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anwoth and Kirkandrews.
Anwoth
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, southwest Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth is situated 3½ miles northeast of Garvellan Rocks.
Kirkandrews
Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkandrews, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older documents, is a coastal hamlet about 9 kilometres west-southwest of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kirkandrews is situated 3½ miles southeast of Garvellan Rocks.
Garvellan Rocks
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Mossyard Island”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.83578° or 54° 50′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.25857° or 4° 15′ 31″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C6QRPPR+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 902480852OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285743
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Low Auchenlarie and Carrick Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garvellan Rocks and Mossyard Caravan Park.
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