Carsluith Castle
Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, Scotland, around 4.8 kilometres south east of Creetown.Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Scotland
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy.
Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy
Archaeological site
Photo: Orlacraig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Carsluith Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creetown and Wigtown Harbour.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 3 miles northwest of Carsluith Castle.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. Wigtown Harbour is situated 3½ miles west of Carsluith Castle.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 4 miles west of Carsluith Castle.
Carsluith Castle
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.85948° or 54° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.34666° or 4° 20′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6QVM53+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 369113116OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2648610
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Carsluith Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Carsluith Castle”
- French: “Carsluith Castle”
- German: “Carsluith Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Carsluith”
- Russian: “Замок Карслуит”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carsluith Village Hall and Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone.
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