Backbraes Farm
Backbraes Farm is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Backbraes Farm is situated nearby to the forest Cairn Plantation, as well as near the archaeological site Rispain Camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rispain Camp and Whithorn Priory.
Rispain Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland. Rispain Camp is situated 2,700 feet east of Backbraes Farm.
Whithorn Priory
Historic site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whithorn Priory was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn Priory is situated 1½ miles east of Backbraes Farm.
Whithorn Parish Church, Bruce Street, Whithorn
Church
Photo: Grant Barclay, CC BY 2.0.
Whithorn Parish Church, Bruce Street, Whithorn is situated 1½ miles east of Backbraes Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn and Port William.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 1½ miles east of Backbraes Farm.
Port William
Village
Photo: AHEMSLTD, Public domain.
Port William is a fishing village in the parish of Mochrum in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland with a population of approximately 460. Port William is situated 6 miles west of Backbraes Farm.
Backbraes Farm
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.73111° or 54° 43′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.4534° or 4° 27′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6QPGJW+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4793569388OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairn Plantation and Black Plantation.
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