Castle Ban Motte
Castle Ban Motte is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Castle Ban Motte is situated nearby to the peak Knockmoney Hill, as well as near Knockenharry Hill.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ervie and Kirkcolm.
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. Ervie is situated 2 miles east of Castle Ban Motte.
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 4 miles east of Castle Ban Motte.
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 4 miles southeast of Castle Ban Motte.
Castle Ban Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Danwick” and “Dunwick”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.96343° or 54° 57′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.17876° or 5° 10′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C6PXR7C+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3231341635OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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