Holehouse Wood

Holehouse Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Holehouse Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Halmyre, as well as near Redcastle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Motte of Urr and Urr Parish Church.

Motte of Urr

Archaeological site

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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.

Buittle Castle

Castle

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.

Dalbeattie

Town

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

Springholm

Village

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Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75.