Crofts Mote
Crofts Mote is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Crofts Mote is situated nearby to the forest Crofts Plantation, as well as near Gibbet Hill Plantation.Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Crofts Moat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Threave Castle and Castle Douglas Golf Course.
Threave Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. Threave Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Crofts Mote.
Castle Douglas Golf Course
Golf course
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Douglas Golf Course is situated 2½ miles southeast of Crofts Mote.
Castle Douglas High School
School
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Douglas High School is a comprehensive state school situated in Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It has approximately 550 students and provides education from Secondary 1 to Secondary 6. Castle Douglas High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Crofts Mote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossmichael and Glenlochar.
Crossmichael
Village
Photo: Allmhurach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crossmichael is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, about 4 miles north of Castle Douglas in Scotland.
Glenlochar
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlochar is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.
Balmaghie
Hamlet
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaghie, from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Mhic Aoidh, is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and was the seat of the McGhee family. Balmaghie is situated 2½ miles southwest of Crofts Mote.
Crofts Mote
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97202° or 54° 58′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.96538° or 3° 57′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6RX2CM+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 8251535703OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31059337
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crofts Plantation and Gibbet Hill Plantation.
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