Duchrae

Duchrae is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Duchrae is situated nearby to the locality Donald’s Isle, as well as near Glenshimeroch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochinvar and Barscobe Castle.

Lochinvar

Reservoir

Photo: Bob Peace, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochinvar is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles north-east of St.

Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648. Barscobe Castle is situated 2 miles south of Duchrae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St John’s Town of Dalry and Balmaclellan.

St John’s Town of Dalry

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. St John’s Town of Dalry is situated 2½ miles southwest of Duchrae.

Balmaclellan

Village

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells. Balmaclellan is situated 2½ miles south of Duchrae.

New Galloway

Village

Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 4 miles south of Duchrae.

Duchrae

Type: Locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.12777° or 55° 7′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.10854° or 4° 6′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C7Q4VHR+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 528226162

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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