Moatland Motte
Moatland Motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Moatland Motte is situated nearby to the forest Kiln Plantation, as well as near the peak High Germany.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Closeburn and Penpont.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 4½ miles northeast of Moatland Motte.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 6 miles north of Moatland Motte.
Tynron
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive. Tynron is situated 6 miles northwest of Moatland Motte.
Moatland 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
55.15233° or 55° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.78394° or 3° 47′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C7R5628+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13671340197OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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