Bramble Island
Bramble Island is an islet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Bramble Island is situated nearby to the village Leswalt, as well as near the locality High Barbeth.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 Kirkcolm.
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.
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.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland, though nowadays all ferries run from Cairnryan a few miles north.
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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