Rankin Hill
Rankin Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Rankin Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirvennie, as well as near Bladnoch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torhouse and Sacred Heart Church.
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.
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.
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.
Rankin Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8655° or 54° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.4976° or 4° 29′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6QVG82+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 8220330082OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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