Wigtown Sands
Wigtown Sands is a beach in Scotland, United Kingdom. Wigtown Sands is situated nearby to Bladnoch River, as well as near the locality Wigtown Harbour.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.
Wigtown Castle
Archaeological site
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century. Wigtown Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wigtown Sands.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
Church
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated 1¼ miles west of Wigtown Sands.
Sacred Heart Church
Church
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Heart Church is situated 1½ miles west of Wigtown Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown and Wigtown Harbour.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
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Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. Wigtown Harbour is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wigtown Sands.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 2 miles northeast of Wigtown Sands.
Wigtown Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.87603° or 54° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.40614° or 4° 24′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6QVHGV+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 884086616OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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