Balmaclellan Motte
Balmaclellan Motte is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Balmaclellan Motte is situated nearby to the peak Moat Hill, as well as near Balmaclellan Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balmaclellan Church and Barscobe Castle.
Balmaclellan Church
Church
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Balmaclellan Church is situated 630 feet south of Balmaclellan Motte.
Barscobe Castle
Castle
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Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648. Barscobe Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Balmaclellan Motte.
Kells Parish Church
Church
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Kells Parish Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Balmaclellan Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmaclellan and New Galloway.
Balmaclellan
Village
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Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells.
New Galloway
Village
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New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 1½ miles southwest of Balmaclellan Motte.
St John’s Town of Dalry
Village
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St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. St John’s Town of Dalry is situated 2½ miles northwest of Balmaclellan Motte.
Balmaclellan Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.08979° or 55° 5′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.11295° or 4° 6′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7Q3VQP+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 892797543OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666489
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moat Hill and Harland Plantation.
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