Upper Porterbelly

Upper Porterbelly is a hamlet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Upper Porterbelly is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Porterbelly, as well as near Newfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Motte of Urr.

Drumcoltran Tower

Castle

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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 2 miles northeast of Upper Porterbelly.

Motte of Urr

Archaeological site

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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 2½ miles west of Upper Porterbelly.

Urr Parish Church

Church

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Urr Parish Church is situated 2 miles west of Upper Porterbelly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.

Dalbeattie

Town

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Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 3 miles south of Upper Porterbelly.

Springholm

Village

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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 Upper Porterbelly.