Woodlands

Woodlands is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Woodlands is situated nearby to Creetown, as well as near the hamlet Carsewalloch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Gem Rock Museum.

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. Wigtown Castle is situated 2 miles south of Woodlands.

Gem Rock Museum

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gem Rock Museum is situated 2 miles east of Woodlands.

Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown

Church

Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated 2 miles south of Woodlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Creetown and Wigtown.

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 2 miles east of Woodlands.

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 is situated 2 miles south of Woodlands.

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. Wigtown Harbour is situated 2½ miles south of Woodlands.

Woodlands

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

54.89596° or 54° 53′ 46″ north

Longitude

-4.42674° or 4° 25′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6QVHWF+98

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5633554638

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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