Black Loch Crannog
Black Loch Crannog is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Black Loch Crannog is situated nearby to the forest Hamilton Wood, as well as near Inch Crindil.Photo: David Parker, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: crannog in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Black Loch, crannog on Heron Isle”, “Castle Kennedy”, “Heron Island”, “Heron Isle”, “Lochinch Castle Policies”, “policies”, “Policies”, and “Stair Estate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craigcaffie Tower.
Craigcaffie Tower
Manor estate
Photo: Colin McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craigcaffie Tower is a manor estate, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Black Loch Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Kennedy and Dunragit.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch.
Dunragit
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Dunragit is situated 3 miles southeast of Black Loch Crannog.
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.
Black Loch Crannog
- Categories: crannog, academic discipline, field of study, field of study, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90966° or 54° 54′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.9436° or 4° 56′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6QW354+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1121896417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q47011897
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In Other Languages
“Black Loch Crannog” goes by many names.
- German: “Castle Kennedy”
- German: “Crannóg im Black Loch”
- German: “Lochinch Castle Policies”
- German: “Policies”
- German: “Stair Estate”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Kennedy and Hamilton Wood.
Nearby Places
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