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.- 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
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer Museum is situated 500 feet west of Castle of St John.
Stranraer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow 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
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-5.02599° or 5° 1′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6PWX3F+QJOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attractionWikidata 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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