Sorbie Parish Church
Sorbie Parish Church is a church in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Sorbie Parish Church is situated nearby to the peak Kilfillian Hill, as well as near Tacher Hill.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 1 mile southeast of Sorbie Parish Church.
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 1¼ miles west of Sorbie Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn and Wigtown Harbour.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 4 miles south of Sorbie Parish Church.
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 5 miles northwest of Sorbie Parish Church.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 6 miles north of Sorbie Parish Church.
Sorbie Parish Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78876° or 54° 47′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.38428° or 4° 23′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6QQJQ8+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1393638489OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestant
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