Glencaple Harbour
Glencaple Harbour is a harbor in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Glencaple Harbour is situated nearby to the post office Glencaple Shop, as well as near the community center Barbour Memorial Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey of Dulce Cor and National Museum of Costume.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles south of Dumfries. Abbey of Dulce Cor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Glencaple Harbour.
National Museum of Costume
Museum
Photo: MaryPoppins1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland. National Museum of Costume is situated 2½ miles southwest of Glencaple Harbour.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family. Isle Tower is situated 2 miles east of Glencaple Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79. Bankend is situated 2 miles east of Glencaple Harbour.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 2½ miles southwest of Glencaple Harbour.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 3½ miles north of Glencaple Harbour.
Glencaple Harbour
- Type: Harbor
- Category: transportation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00265° or 55° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.57425° or 3° 34′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7R2C3G+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 280915128OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=harbour
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glencaple Shop and Barbour Memorial Hall.
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