Wigtown Castle
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sacred Heart Church and Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.
Sacred Heart Church
Church
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Sacred Heart Church is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Wigtown Castle.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
Church
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Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated 1,800 feet north of Wigtown Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown Harbour and Wigtown.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
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Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wigtown Castle.
Wigtown Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86526° or 54° 51′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.43654° or 4° 26′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6QVH87+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 11773527253OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7999733
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Wigtown Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Wigtown Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Wigtown”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southfield Park and Wigtown Baptist Church.
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