Kettleton Byre
Kettleton Byre is a wilderness hut in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kettleton Byre is situated nearby to the peak Nether Hill, as well as near Glenleith Fell.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morton Castle and Ballencleuch Law.
Morton Castle
Castle
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Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the Clyde Valley. Morton Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Kettleton Byre.
Ballencleuch Law
Peak
Ballencleuch Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads, there are various routes to the summit, but the most frequent ascents are from Durisdeer or the Daer Reservoir. Ballencleuch Law is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kettleton Byre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carronbridge and Thornhill.
Carronbridge
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 3½ miles southwest of Kettleton Byre.
Thornhill
Town
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Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 4½ miles southwest of Kettleton Byre.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 6 miles southwest of Kettleton Byre.
Kettleton Byre
- Type: Wilderness hut
- Categories: building, tourism, hut, and accommodation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.30054° or 55° 18′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.71582° or 3° 42′ 57″ westOperator
Mountain Bothies AssociationOpen location code
9C7R872M+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 446865318OpenStreetMap feature
building=hutOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=wilderness_hut
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nether Hill and Glenleith Fell.
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