Lower Porterbelly

Lower Porterbelly is a building in Scotland, United Kingdom. Lower Porterbelly is situated nearby to the peak Culloch Hill, as well as near the lake Culdrain Loch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Motte of Urr.

Drumcoltran Tower

Castle

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Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668. Drumcoltran Tower is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lower Porterbelly.

Motte of Urr

Archaeological site

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The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Motte of Urr is situated 2 miles west of Lower Porterbelly.

Urr Parish Church

Church

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Urr Parish Church is situated 2 miles west of Lower Porterbelly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.

Dalbeattie

Town

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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 2½ miles south of Lower Porterbelly.

Springholm

Village

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Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 4 miles northwest of Lower Porterbelly.