Glengyre

Glengyre is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Glengyre is situated nearby to the locality Low Wierston, as well as near Barbeth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochnaw Castle and Leswalt, Old Parish Church.

Lochnaw Castle

Castle

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The central square tower, five storeys high, formed part of the new castle. Lochnaw Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Glengyre.

Leswalt, Old Parish Church

Church

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leswalt, Old Parish Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Glengyre.

Old Leswalt Church Graveyard

Cemetery

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Leswalt Church Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Glengyre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ervie and Leswalt.

Ervie

Village

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Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer.

Leswalt

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 1½ miles southeast of Glengyre.

Kirkcolm

Village

Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkcolm is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire. Kirkcolm is situated 3 miles northeast of Glengyre.

Glengyre

Type: Locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.94175° or 54° 56′ 30″ north

Longitude

-5.13413° or 5° 8′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C6PWVR8+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13680794487

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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