Lower Porterbelly

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 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.