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 the community center Balmaclellan Village Hall.

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 small town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 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″ north

Longitude

-4.11295° or 4° 6′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C7Q3VQP+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 892797543

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q56666489

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moat Hill and Balmaclellan Village Hall.

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