Lower Porterbelly
Lower Porterbelly is a hamlet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Lower Porterbelly is situated nearby to the hamlet Newfield, as well as near Upper Porterbelly.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Motte of Urr.
Drumcoltran Tower
Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668. Drumcoltran Tower is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lower Porterbelly.
Motte of Urr
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Motte of Urr is situated 2 miles west of Lower Porterbelly.
Islecroft Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the South of Scotland League. Islecroft Stadium is situated 2½ miles south of Lower Porterbelly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie is a granite town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Situated in a wooded valley on the Urr Water, Dalbeattie lies approximately 4 miles east of Castle Douglas and 12 miles southwest of Dumfries. Dalbeattie is situated 2½ miles south of Lower Porterbelly.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 4 miles northwest of Lower Porterbelly.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Village
Photo: Catriona Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles north of Castle Douglas. Kirkpatrick Durham is situated 5 miles northwest of Lower Porterbelly.
Lower Porterbelly
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96545° or 54° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.79656° or 3° 47′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6RX683+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 3260372249OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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