Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is a church in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated nearby to Wigtown Town Hall, as well as near Sacred Heart Church.Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Wigtown Parish Church” and “Wigtown, Wigtown Parish Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sacred Heart Church and Wigtown Castle.
Sacred Heart Church
Church
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Heart Church is situated 970 feet southwest of Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.
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. Wigtown Castle is situated 1,800 feet south of Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Wigtown Harbour.
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.
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.
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. Creetown is situated 3 miles northeast of Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87006° or 54° 52′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.43906° or 4° 26′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6QVHC6+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 591255745OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q17798171
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