Garlieston

Garlieston is a harbor in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Garlieston is situated nearby to the historic site Beetle Pontoon, as well as near the garden Galloway House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galloway House and Sorbie Tower.

Galloway House

Garden

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Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Galloway House is situated 3,200 feet south of Garlieston.

Sorbie Tower

Castle

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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 2 miles west of Garlieston.

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 4 miles southwest of Garlieston.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

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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 6 miles northwest of Garlieston.

Garlieston

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

54.78813° or 54° 47′ 17″ north

Longitude

-4.36494° or 4° 21′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6QQJQP+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1306384654

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=harbour

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