Bramble Island
Bramble Island is an islet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Bramble 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.
Old Leswalt Church Graveyard
Cemetery
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Leswalt Church Graveyard is a cemetery.
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.
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 2½ miles north of Bramble 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 4 miles northeast of Bramble Island.
Bramble Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.92349° or 54° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.13017° or 5° 7′ 49″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C6PWVF9+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1265336494OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286221
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