Dykes
Dykes is a residential area in Scotland, United Kingdom. Dykes is situated nearby to the peak Doon of Culreoch, as well as near the nature reserve Carstramon Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rusco Tower.
Rusco Tower
Building
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rusco Tower, sometimes called Rusco Castle, is a tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1500 for Mariota Carson and her husband Robert Gordon, on lands given to them by her father, it was used to incarcerate a number of the Gordons' rivals in the 16th century. Rusco Tower is situated 1 mile south of Dykes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anwoth.
Anwoth
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, southwest Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth is situated 3½ miles south of Dykes.
Dykes
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.93182° or 54° 55′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.20507° or 4° 12′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6QWQJV+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 591911227OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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