Colehole Wood

Colehole Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Colehole Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Richorn, as well as near the village Palnackie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buittle Castle and Islecroft Stadium.

Buittle Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey.

Islecroft Stadium

Sports venue

Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the Lowland League West.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie.

Castle Douglas

Photo: Tenesca, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.

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 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Colehole Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9136° or 54° 54′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.8443° or 3° 50′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C6RW574+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 875278803

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Richorn and Palnackie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jocks Ponds and Kirkennan Hill.

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