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Delve into Glenluce in United Kingdom
Glenluce in the region of Scotland with its 618 residents is located in United Kingdom - some 303 mi or ( 487 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Glenluce is now 11:35 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Stirling, Sheffield, Sandhead, Port Logan, and Oxford. While being here, you might want to check out Stirling . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Glenluce ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gold Panning In Scotland. Britannia. Leon Kirk Nick Crane
Leon Kirk shows Nick Crane how to find gold in Scotland. www.goldpanningsupplies.co.uk ..
Sheepdog Trials at High Airyolland, New Luce, Scotland - September 2009
The dogs have been going since 8.00 am, and as there are 70 taking part, the day will be quite long! Some of the other dogs, waiting their turn, are sitting by the fence, looking longingly at what is ..
Scottish Sheepdog Trials - 2009
A local attraction in this part of the world is the very popular Sheepdog trials, over 70 dogs being entered this year. Here you see just one of the better ones (he actually got them in the pen in the ..
Earls' Court Mac Donald's relief from gap buster 24 Dec 2010
Earl's Court Mac Donlad's on 24 Dec, 2010 amusement ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Glenluce Abbey
Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse. George Chalmers "Caledonia" vol. III, p. 441, printed 1824, - Old Luce, and New Luce, parishes were formerly comprehended, in one extensive parish, called Glenluce.
Located at 54.89 -4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Water of Luce
The Water of Luce is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland. The Main Water of Luce rises in South Ayrshire, flows south to New Luce, where it is joined by the Cross Water of Luce, and flows into the Solway Firth at Luce Bay. The Luce is crossed by the eight-arch Glenluce Viaduct near to Glenluce. This once carried the Portpatrick Railway to Stranraer.
Located at 54.85 -4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Dunragit
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce at Old Luce, Wigtownshire, in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The village grew up around the west gate of Dunragit House, an 18th century three-storey four-bay country house. (click on photo below) The major employer was always the Creamery, but this is no longer in use.
Located at 54.88 -4.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Kettle Caldron
Kettle Caldron is a waterfall of Scotland.
Located at 54.93 -4.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in Galloway in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of the Dumfries and Galloway region. The county town was historically Wigtown, with the administrative centre moving to Stranraer—the largest town—on the creation of a county council in 1890.
Located at 54.83 -4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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