Glenwhan Gardens

Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire.

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Garden
Description: garden in Dunragit, Dumfries and Galloway
Also known as: “Glenwhan Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Droughdool Mote and Glenluce Abbey.

Droughdool Mote

Archaeological site

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Droughdool Mote is a Neolithic round mound in the parish of Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. The mound is oval in plan, measuring 60m by 50m at its base and rises to 10m in height. Droughdool Mote is situated 1 mile south of Glenwhan Gardens.

Glenluce Abbey

Ruins

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Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Glenluce Abbey is situated 2 miles east of Glenwhan Gardens.

Castle of Park

Building

Photo: John of Reading, Public domain.

The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glenluce, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a category A listed building. Castle of Park is situated 2½ miles east of Glenwhan Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunragit and Glenluce.

Dunragit

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire.

Glenluce

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It contains a village shop, a caravan park and a town hall, as well as the parish church. Glenluce is situated 3 miles east of Glenwhan Gardens.

Castle Kennedy

Village

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Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 3 miles west of Glenwhan Gardens.

Glenwhan Gardens

Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.88817° or 54° 53′ 17″ north

Longitude

-4.88194° or 4° 52′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6QV4Q9+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 850566518

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q116193756

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fox Wood and Mill Glen Wood.

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