Jock’s Wood

Jock’s Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Jock’s Wood is situated nearby to the village Palnackie, as well as near the hamlet Little Richorn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orchardton Tower and Buittle Castle.

Orchardton Tower

Castle

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.

Buittle Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey.

Islecroft Stadium

Sports venue

Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the Lowland League West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalbeattie.

Dalbeattie

Town

Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Jock’s Wood

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

54.9038° or 54° 54′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.8271° or 3° 49′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C6RW53F+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 902143012

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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