Barlochan Wood
Barlochan Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Barlochan Wood is situated nearby to the village Palnackie, as well as near the hamlet Little Richorn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Buittle Castle.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
Buittle Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey.
Gelston Castle
Ruins
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie.
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.
Barlochan Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9007° or 54° 54′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.8468° or 3° 50′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C6RW523+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 380047545OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Barlochan Hill and Ramshaw Wood.
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