Isle of Pins
Isle of Pins is an island in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Isle of Pins is situated nearby to the village Gatehouse of Fleet, as well as near Anwoth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rusco Tower.
Rusco Tower
Building
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rusco Tower, sometimes called Rusco Castle, is a tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1500 for Mariota Carson and her husband Robert Gordon, on lands given to them by her father, it was used to incarcerate a number of the Gordons' rivals in the 16th century. Rusco Tower is situated 1½ miles south of Isle of Pins.
Isle of Pins
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.94045° or 54° 56′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.21609° or 4° 12′ 58″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C6QWQRM+5HGeoNames ID
13286433
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gatehouse of Fleet and Anwoth.
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Highlights include Doon of Culreoch and Scrogs of Drumruck.
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