Kirvennie
Kirvennie is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kirvennie is situated nearby to the hamlet Bladnoch, as well as near Wigtown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Sacred Heart Church.
Wigtown Castle
Archaeological site
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century.
Torhouse
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Standing Stones of Torhouse are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse, three miles west of Wigtown, Scotland. Torhouse is situated 2 miles west of Kirvennie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Wigtown Harbour.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 4½ miles northeast of Kirvennie.
Kirvennie
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87039° or 54° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.47211° or 4° 28′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6QVGCH+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 550389541OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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