Ballaggan,motte
Ballaggan,motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Ballaggan,motte is situated nearby to the forest Cleuch-head Plantation, as well as near Whinny Knowe Plantation.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ballaggan Motte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumlanrig Castle.
Drumlanrig Castle
Castle
Photo: Fotis Constantinidis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Drumlanrig Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ballaggan,motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carronbridge and Penpont.
Carronbridge
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Ballaggan,motte.
Penpont
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 4½ miles south of Ballaggan,motte.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 4½ miles southeast of Ballaggan,motte.
Ballaggan,motte
- Categories: motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.29242° or 55° 17′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.83569° or 3° 50′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7R75R7+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1266640588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666130
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cleuch-head Plantation and Whinny Knowe Plantation.
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