Back of the Wall

Back of the Wall is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Back of the Wall is situated nearby to the ruins Glenluce Abbey, as well as near the forest Wood of Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glenluce Abbey and Castle of Park.

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 1,000 feet north of Back of the Wall.

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 4,200 feet south of Back of the Wall.

Glenwhan Gardens

Garden

Photo: Billy McCrorie, 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. Glenwhan Gardens is situated 2 miles west of Back of the Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenluce and Dunragit.

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.

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. Dunragit is situated 2 miles west of Back of the Wall.

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 5 miles west of Back of the Wall.

Back of the Wall

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

54.88694° or 54° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-4.83166° or 4° 49′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6QV5P9+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 884119836

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wood of Park and Glenluce Cemetery Extension.

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