Kilsture Forest

Kilsture Forest is a forest in , , . Kilsture Forest is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sorbie Tower.

Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of , , . The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigtown and Wigtown Harbour.

Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and former royal burgh in , of which it is the county town, within the region in . It lies east of and south of .

Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of and its hinterland in , , following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.

Kilsture Forest

Latitude
54.812° or 54° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
-4.4284° or 4° 25′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C6QRH6C+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 883876751
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

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