Potterland Plantations
Potterland Plantations is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Potterland Plantations is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkland of Gelston, as well as near the village Palnackie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Orchardton Castle.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
Orchardton Castle
Castle
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.
Gelston Castle
Ruins
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.
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 the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Potterland Plantations
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.885° or 54° 53′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.8787° or 3° 52′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6RV4PC+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 256975737OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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