Ardwell Motte
Ardwell Motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Ardwell Motte is situated nearby to Ardwell Pond, as well as near the motorhome stopover Ardwell Caravan Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardwell Church and Logan Botanic Garden.
Ardwell Church
Church
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardwell Church is situated 2,200 feet west of Ardwell Motte.
Logan Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Logan Botanic Garden is a botanical garden near Port Logan on the Rhins of Galloway, at the south-western tip of Scotland. It is operated as part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Living Collection. Logan Botanic Garden is situated 2 miles south of Ardwell Motte.
Logan Windmill
Windmill
Photo: Patrick Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Logan Windmill is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ardwell Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardwell and Sandhead.
Ardwell
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardwell is a village in the Scottish unitary council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the shores of Luce Bay in the southern part of the Rhins of Galloway.
Sandhead
Village
Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway. Sandhead is situated 3 miles north of Ardwell Motte.
Port Logan
Village
Photo: Patrick Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire. The Gaelic name is Port Neasaig. Port Logan is situated 3 miles south of Ardwell Motte.
Ardwell Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76872° or 54° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.94404° or 4° 56′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6QQ394+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1197473863OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ardwell Pond and Ardwell Caravan Park.
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