Mill Island

Mill Island is an island in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Mill Island is situated nearby to the locality Penkiln Mews, as well as near the village Minnigaff.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Douglas Ewart High School and Newton Stewart Hospital.

Douglas Ewart High School

School

Douglas Ewart High School was opened in 1922 in Newton Stewart, Scotland. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864.

Newton Stewart Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newton Stewart Hospital is a health facility in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

All Saints Episcopal Church, Challoch

Church

Photo: Mark McKie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints Episcopal Church, Challoch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mill Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton Stewart and Palnure.

Newton Stewart

Photo: John5199, CC BY 2.0.

Newton Stewart is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, along the main road between Carlisle, Dumfries and Stranraer. It's named for William Stewart who built several houses and obtained a burgh charter in 1677 from King Charles II.

Palnure

Village

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Palnure is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Palnure Burn, just outside Newton Stewart. Palnure is situated 3 miles southeast of Mill Island.

Kirkcowan

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkcowan is a village and rural parish in Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1846, the parish had a recorded population of 607. The River Bladnoch runs to the east of the village and the River Tarff to the west. Kirkcowan is situated 6 miles southwest of Mill Island.

Mill Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.96506° or 54° 57′ 54″ north

Longitude

-4.48498° or 4° 29′ 6″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

9C6QXG88+22

GeoNames ID

13285886

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