Byre Hill
Byre Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Byre Hill is situated nearby to the village Balmaclellan, as well as near the locality Barend.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barscobe Castle and Balmaclellan Church.
Barscobe Castle
Castle
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmaclellan and New Galloway.
Balmaclellan
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells.
New Galloway
Village
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken.
Byre Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0804° or 55° 4′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.0577° or 4° 3′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7Q3WJR+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 8248495405OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
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