Rough Ground
Rough Ground is a heath in Scotland, United Kingdom. Rough Ground is situated nearby to the meadow Hill Facing Porterbelly, as well as near Back Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Barclosh Castle.
Drumcoltran Tower
Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668. Drumcoltran Tower is situated 2 miles north of Rough Ground.
Barclosh Castle
Building
Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house about 3.2 kilometers north-east of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There is little still standing, except a section of wall 1.2 metres thick and 8.0 metres high. Barclosh Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Rough Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.
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 the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 3 miles southwest of Rough Ground.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 4½ miles northwest of Rough Ground.
Old Bridge of Urr
Village
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Bridge of Urr is a village, which is situated 6 miles west of Rough Ground.
Rough Ground
- Type: Heath
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.96683° or 54° 58′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.78034° or 3° 46′ 49″ westOperator
Corra FarmOpen location code
9C6RX689+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 997038246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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