Grennan Hill
Grennan Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Grennan Hill is situated nearby to the village Rockcliffe, as well as near the locality Torbay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mote of Mark and Orchardton Tower.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Grennan Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8686° or 54° 52′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.7932° or 3° 47′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6RV694+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8251765223OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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