Elephant Rock
Elephant Rock is a cliff in Scotland, United Kingdom. Elephant Rock is situated nearby to the ruins Old Monk’s House, as well as near Hestan Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hestan Island and Hestan Island Lighthouse.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Hestan Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island Lighthouse is situated 830 feet southeast of Elephant Rock.
Balcary Lifeboat Station
House
Balcary Lifeboat Station was located under Balcary Hill at Balcary Point, at the southern end of Auchencairn Bay, overlooking Hestan Island on the Solway Firth, approximately 10 miles south of Castle Douglas, in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Balcary Lifeboat Station is situated 1 mile southwest of Elephant Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 6 miles west of Elephant Rock.
Elephant Rock
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8346° or 54° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.8108° or 3° 48′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6RR5MQ+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1275708184OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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