Carse Mote

Carse Mote is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Carse Mote is situated nearby to Tongland Power Station, as well as near Tongland Church (ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tongland Power Station and MacLellan’s Castle.

Tongland Power Station

Power station

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Tongland Power Station is situated 800 feet north of Carse Mote.

MacLellan's Castle in the town of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. It stands in the centre of Kirkcudbright, on the south side of the River Dee which flows into the Solway Firth. MacLellan’s Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Carse Mote.

Kirkcudbright Tolbooth

Museum

Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkcudbright Tolbooth is a historic municipal building in Kirkcudbright in Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kirkcudbright Tolbooth is situated 2 miles southwest of Carse Mote.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkcudbright and Twynholm.

Kirkcudbright

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.

Twynholm

Village

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Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 2 miles west of Carse Mote.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 5 miles southeast of Carse Mote.

Carse Mote

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85793° or 54° 51′ 29″ north

Longitude

-4.03372° or 4° 2′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C6QVX58+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 665003281

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31058283

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tongland Church (Derelict) and Tongland Church (ruins).

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