Bar Hill Plantation

Bar Hill Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Bar Hill Plantation is situated near the town Dalbeattie, as well as near the hamlet Meikle Culloch Cottages.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Buittle Castle and Islecroft Stadium.

Buittle Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey.

Islecroft Stadium

Sports venue

Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the Lowland League West.

Motte of Urr

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie.

Dalbeattie

Town

Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Bar Hill Plantation

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

54.9385° or 54° 56′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.813° or 3° 48′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C6RW5QP+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 153101124

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Meikle Culloch Cottages and Meikle Culloch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bar Hill and Munches wood.

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