Castle of St John

The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Castle of St. John”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stranraer Museum and Stranraer railway station.

Stranraer Museum

Museum

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Stranraer Museum is situated 500 feet west of Castle of St John.

Stranraer railway station

Railway station

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Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is measured 53 miles 77 chains from the former signal box at Castle Douglas and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1,800 feet north of Castle of St John.

Stair Park

Stadium

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Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. Stair Park is situated 3,000 feet east of Castle of St John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.

Stranraer

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Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.

Castle Kennedy

Village

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Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 3 miles east of Castle of St John.

Leswalt

Village

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Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3½ miles northwest of Castle of St John.

Castle of St John

Categories: castle, military museum, local authority museum, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9044° or 54° 54′ 16″ north

Longitude

-5.02599° or 5° 1′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C6PWX3F+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 519543579

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q3663082

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Portuguese—“Castle of St John” goes by many names.

Basque: “Stranraerko gaztelua”
Dutch: “Castle of St. John”
French: “château de Saint-Jean”
French: “Château de Saint-Jean”
German: “Stranraer Castle”
Italian: “Castle of St. John”
Portuguese: “Castelo de St. John”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Square and Relief Church Burial Ground.

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