Orchardton Tower
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orchardton Castle and Mote of Mark.
Orchardton Castle
Castle
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Orchardton Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Orchardton Tower.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone. Mote of Mark is situated 2 miles east of Orchardton Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 4 miles north of Orchardton Tower.
Castle Douglas
Photo: Tenesca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.
Bridge of Dee
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of Kirkcudbright. The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking Kirkcudbright with Castle Douglas, passed through the village. Bridge of Dee is situated 6 miles northwest of Orchardton Tower.
Orchardton Tower
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87684° or 54° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.84533° or 3° 50′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6RV5G3+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 561818821OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1827633
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Orchardton Tower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Orchardton Tower”
- German: “Orchardton Tower”
- Polish: “Wieża Orchardton”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh-tùir Orchardton”
- Turkish: “Orchardton Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Court Hill and Calfarren Wood.
Nearby Places
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