Roman Fort
Roman Fort is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Roman Fort is situated nearby to the building Glenlochar House, as well as near Walled Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Threave Castle and Crofts Mote.
Threave Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. Threave Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Roman Fort.
Crofts Mote
Archaeological site
Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crofts Mote is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Roman Fort.
Castle Douglas Golf Course
Golf course
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Douglas Golf Course is situated 2 miles southeast of Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenlochar and Balmaghie.
Glenlochar
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlochar is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.
Balmaghie
Hamlet
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaghie, from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Mhic Aoidh, is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and was the seat of the McGhee family.
Crossmichael
Village
Photo: Allmhurach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crossmichael is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, about 4 miles north of Castle Douglas in Scotland.
Roman Fort
- 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
54.95935° or 54° 57′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.97683° or 3° 58′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6RX25F+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1506691923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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