Broad Yard Plantation
Broad Yard Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Broad Yard Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Mutehill, as well as near the locality Torrs Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include High Banks cup and ring markings and Selkirk Arms Hotel.
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.
Stewartry Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stewartry Museum is a local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, which covers the history of this part of Galloway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkcudbright and Dundrennan.
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.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village 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.
Broad Yard Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.796° or 54° 47′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.0347° or 4° 2′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6QQXW8+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 482013360OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mutehill and Torrs Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blackhill Plantation and Townhead Plantation.
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