Whim Cottage
Whim Cottage is a house in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Whim Cottage is situated nearby to Solway Yacht Club, as well as near the community center Kippford Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mote of Mark and Orchardton Tower.
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. Mote of Mark is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Whim Cottage.
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 Tower is situated 1¼ miles west of Whim Cottage.
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. Orchardton Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Whim Cottage.
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. Dalbeattie is situated 3½ miles north of Whim Cottage.
Whim Cottage
- Type: House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87679° or 54° 52′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.81341° or 3° 48′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6RV5GP+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 293151259OpenStreetMap feature
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