North West Castle
North West Castle is a 19th-century three star country house hotel in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, in the south west of Scotland. It is noteworthy for being the home of Sir John Ross, a famous Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer.Photo: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of St John and Stranraer railway station.
Castle of St John
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 1,000 feet west of North West Castle.
Stranraer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1,600 feet northwest of North West Castle.
Stranraer Museum
Museum
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer Museum is situated 1,500 feet west of North West Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Castle Kennedy
Village
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Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 2½ miles east of North West Castle.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3½ miles northwest of North West Castle.
North West Castle
- Type: Hotel building
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, building, historic site, manor estate, accommodation, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9052° or 54° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-5.02134° or 5° 1′ 17″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C6PWX4H+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 166964351OpenStreetMap feature
building=hotelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q7057235
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“North West Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “North West Castle”
- Hebrew: “נורת וסט קאסל”
- Turkish: “North West Kalesi”
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Highlights include Stranraer Police Station and Stranraer Baptist Church.
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