Cairn Plantation

Cairn Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Cairn Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Glasserton, as well as near the locality High Rouchan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rispain Camp and Whithorn Priory.

Archaeological site

Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.

Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland.

Historic site

Whithorn Priory was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.

Church

Nearby places include Whithorn.

Village

Whithorn, is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. the Historically part of Wigtownshire, it is about 97 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 78 miles south-southwest of Glasgow, and 10 miles south of Wigtown.

Latitude

54.726° or 54° 43′ 34″ north

Longitude

-4.4546° or 4° 27′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C6QPGGW+95

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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