Big Barwhanny Loch
Big Barwhanny Loch is a lake in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Big Barwhanny Loch is situated nearby to the village Palnackie, as well as near the locality Potterland.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.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone.
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.
Big Barwhanny Loch
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8881° or 54° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.8466° or 3° 50′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6RV5Q3+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 281703473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Palnackie and Potterland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch-hill Plantation and Palnackie General Store.
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