Balcray Plantation
Balcray Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Balcray Plantation is situated nearby to the village Whithorn, as well as near the locality Gallows Outon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whithorn Priory and Rispain Camp.
Whithorn Priory
Historic site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whithorn Priory was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.
Rispain Camp
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE.
Balcray Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7206° or 54° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.3944° or 4° 23′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C6QPJC4+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 486808859OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isle of Whithorn and Gallows Outon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Balsmith Standing Stone and Whithorn Post Office.
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