Sorbie Motte

Sorbie Motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Sorbie Motte is situated nearby to the castle Sorbie Tower, as well as near the forest Old Tower Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorbie Tower and Galloway House.

Sorbie Tower

Castle

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Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay.

Galloway House

Garden

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Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Galloway House is situated 2 miles southeast of Sorbie Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

Whithorn

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 4 miles south of Sorbie Motte.

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 Harbour is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie Motte.

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. Wigtown is situated 5 miles north of Sorbie Motte.

Sorbie 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

54.79357° or 54° 47′ 37″ north

Longitude

-4.41098° or 4° 24′ 40″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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