Knockmasson

Knockmasson is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Knockmasson is situated near the forest Green Burn Plantation, as well as near Grahman Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lochnaw Castle and Killantringan Lighthouse.

Lochnaw Castle

Castle

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The central square tower, five storeys high, formed part of the new castle. Lochnaw Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Knockmasson.

Killantringan Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Killantringan Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles south of Knockmasson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leswalt and Ervie.

Leswalt

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3 miles northeast of Knockmasson.

Ervie

Village

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer. Ervie is situated 4½ miles north of Knockmasson.

Stranraer

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.

Knockmasson

Type: Farm
Categories: peak, locality, and agriculture
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.89771° or 54° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

-5.14719° or 5° 8′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C6PVVX3+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8222212976

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Green Burn Plantation and Grahman Plantation.

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