Kirkclaugh Mote
Kirkclaugh Mote is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kirkclaugh Mote is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Auchenlarie Holiday Park, as well as near the forest Pringles Hill Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber and Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile east of Kirkclaugh Mote.
Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy
Archaeological site
Photo: Orlacraig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kirkclaugh Mote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anwoth and Kirkandrews.
Anwoth
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, southwest Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth is situated 4 miles northeast of Kirkclaugh Mote.
Kirkandrews
Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkandrews, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older documents, is a coastal hamlet about 9 kilometres west-southwest of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kirkandrews is situated 5 miles southeast of Kirkclaugh Mote.
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 6 miles northwest of Kirkclaugh Mote.
Kirkclaugh Mote
- 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
54.8422° or 54° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.28415° or 4° 17′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6QRPR8+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13670941101OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auchenlarie Holiday Park and Pringles Hill Wood.
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