Wigtown Harbour
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.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Creetown.
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.
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 3½ miles northeast of Wigtown Harbour.
Palnure
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Palnure is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Palnure Burn, just outside Newton Stewart. Palnure is situated 6 miles north of Wigtown Harbour.
Wigtown Harbour
- Type: Locality
- Description: harbour in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: harbor
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86166° or 54° 51′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.43728° or 4° 26′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6QVH67+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8221994016OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q28404023
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