Kippford Community Nature Reserve
Kippford Community Nature Reserve is a park in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kippford Community Nature Reserve is situated nearby to Solway Yacht Club, as well as near the community center Kippford Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mote of Mark and 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 1 mile south of Kippford Community Nature Reserve.
Orchardton Tower
Castle
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Orchardton Tower is situated 1½ miles west of Kippford Community Nature Reserve.
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 2½ miles southwest of Kippford Community Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie.
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 3½ miles north of Kippford Community Nature Reserve.
Kippford Community Nature Reserve
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88134° or 54° 52′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.80562° or 3° 48′ 20″ westOperator
Kippford AssociationOpen location code
9C6RV5JV+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 677318068OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Solway Yacht Club and Kippford Village Hall.
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