Bladnoch River
Bladnoch River is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Bladnoch River is situated nearby to the locality Wigtown Harbour, as well as near the hamlet Kirvennie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Sacred Heart Church.
Wigtown Castle
Archaeological site
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Creetown.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.
Bladnoch River
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8616° or 54° 51′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.4295° or 4° 25′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6QVH6C+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 58630917OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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