Long Hill Wood
Long Hill Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Long Hill Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Porterbelly, as well as near Townhead of Culloch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Motte of Urr.
Drumcoltran Tower
Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Motte of Urr
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.
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.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Long Hill Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9765° or 54° 58′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.8086° or 3° 48′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6RX5GR+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 319591953OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Highlights include Culloch Moss Wood and Culloch Hill.
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