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
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-5.13413° or 5° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6PWVR8+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13680794487OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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