Ward Law
Ward Law is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Ward Law is situated nearby to the forest Clump of trees, as well as near the peak Bankend Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle Tower.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family. Isle Tower is situated 1¼ miles north of Ward Law.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 4 miles west of Ward Law.
Ruthwell
Village
Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 2022 the combined population of Ruthwell and nearby Clarencefield was 400. Ruthwell is situated 4½ miles east of Ward Law.
Ward Law
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98683° or 54° 59′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.52667° or 3° 31′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6RXFPF+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 98440882OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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