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Castle Douglas

Castle Douglas is a town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.
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  • Type: Town with 4,070 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Kelton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Threave Castle and Threave Gardens.

Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.

Garden
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of .

Golf course
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenlochar and Crossmichael.

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of in the historical county of in . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Castle Douglas.

Village
Photo: Allmhurach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village on the east side of in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, about 4 miles north of Castle Douglas in . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Castle Douglas.

Castle Douglas

Latitude
54.9401° or 54° 56′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.9305° or 3° 55′ 50″ west
Population
4,070
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CTD
Open location code
9C6RW3R9+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29104744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2653590
Wiki­data ID
Q1012300
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Castle Douglas” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Castle Douglas”
  • Basque: “Castle Douglas”
  • Bengali: “কাসল ডগলাস”
  • Cebuano: “Castle Douglas”
  • Chinese: “道格拉斯城堡”
  • Chinese: “道格拉斯堡”
  • Dutch: “Castle Douglas”
  • French: “Castle Douglas”
  • German: “Castle Douglas”
  • Gujarati: “કેસલ ડગ્લસ”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhúghlais”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhùghlais”
  • Irish: “Castle Douglas”
  • Italian: “Castle Douglas”
  • Japanese: “キャッスル・ダグラス”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾಸಲ್ ಡೌಗ್ಲಾಸ್”
  • Korean: “캐슬 더글러스”
  • Lithuanian: “Kasl Douglasas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castle Douglas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Castle Douglas”
  • Norwegian: “Castle Douglas”
  • Persian: “کسل داگلاس”
  • Polish: “Castle Douglas”
  • Portuguese: “Castle Douglas”
  • Russian: “Касл-Дуглас”
  • Scots: “Castle Douglas”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùghlais”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Castle Douglas”
  • Spanish: “Castle Douglas”
  • Swedish: “Castle Douglas”
  • Tamil: “கேஸ்லே டக்ளஸ்”
  • Telugu: “కెసిల్ డోగ్లస్”
  • Urdu: “کاسل دوجلاس”
  • Welsh: “Castle Douglas”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Castle Douglas”. Photo: Tenesca, CC BY-SA 3.0.