Orchardton Castle
Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Orchardton House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Hestan Island.
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. Orchardton Tower is situated 1¼ miles north of Orchardton Castle.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Hestan Island is situated 2½ miles southeast of Orchardton Castle.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone. Mote of Mark is situated 2 miles east of Orchardton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan and Dalbeattie.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 5 miles southwest of Orchardton Castle.
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. Dalbeattie is situated 5 miles north of Orchardton Castle.
Orchardton Castle
- Categories: house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.85909° or 54° 51′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.85422° or 3° 51′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6RV45W+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 415657308OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17792581
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Orchardton Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Orchardton Castle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Orchardton”
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