Minnigaff Motte
Minnigaff Motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Minnigaff Motte is situated nearby to the athletics track Newton Stewart BMX Track, as well as near the forest Gill Brae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Douglas Ewart High School and Newton Stewart Hospital.
Douglas Ewart High School
School
Douglas Ewart High School was opened in 1922 in Newton Stewart, Scotland. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864. Douglas Ewart High School is situated 2,900 feet south of Minnigaff Motte.
Newton Stewart Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton Stewart Hospital is a health facility in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Newton Stewart Hospital is situated 1¼ miles south of Minnigaff Motte.
All Saints Episcopal Church, Challoch
Church
Photo: Mark McKie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Episcopal Church, Challoch is situated 1½ miles west of Minnigaff Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton Stewart and Palnure.
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, along the main road between Carlisle, Dumfries and Stranraer. It's named for William Stewart who built several houses and obtained a burgh charter in 1677 from King Charles II.
Palnure
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Palnure is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Palnure Burn, just outside Newton Stewart. Palnure is situated 3 miles southeast of Minnigaff Motte.
Kirkcowan
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkcowan is a village and rural parish in Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1846, the parish had a recorded population of 607. The River Bladnoch runs to the east of the village and the River Tarff to the west. Kirkcowan is situated 6 miles southwest of Minnigaff Motte.
Minnigaff Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96761° or 54° 58′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.48484° or 4° 29′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6QXG98+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 13418633235OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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