Shore Plantation
Shore Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Shore Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Torrs Point, as well as near Senwick Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Ross and High Banks cup and ring markings.
Little Ross
Island
Photo: Malcolm Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Ross is a 29-acre island with a lighthouse on the Solway Coast south of the town of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, Scotland. It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig.
High Banks cup and ring markings
Archaeological site
Photo: Jon Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Banks cup and ring markings are a series of Neolithic or Bronze Age carvings on an outcrop of rock near High Banks farm, 3 km SE of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. They are one of the best collections of cup and ring markings in Galloway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkcudbright.
Kirkcudbright
Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.
Shore Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7916° or 54° 47′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.0593° or 4° 3′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6QQWRR+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 351525091OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Torrs Point and Senwick Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knocktannie Plantation and Torrs Bottom Plantation.
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