Little Balsier

Little Balsier is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Little Balsier is situated near the peak Low Barledziew, as well as near Murray’s Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sorbie Tower and Ravenstone Castle.

Sorbie Tower

Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay. Sorbie Tower is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Little Balsier.

Ravenstone Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravenstone Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Little Balsier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.

Whithorn

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whithorn, is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. the Historically part of Wigtownshire, it is about 97 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 78 miles south-southwest of Glasgow, and 10 miles south of Wigtown. Whithorn is situated 3½ miles south of Little Balsier.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Wigtown Harbour is situated 5 miles north of Little Balsier.

Wigtown

Town

Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 6 miles north of Little Balsier.

Little Balsier

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.78321° or 54° 46′ 60″ north

Longitude

-4.43561° or 4° 26′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C6QQHM7+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1065736845

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Low Barledziew and Sorbie Old Kirk.

Nearby Places

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