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Discover Carsluith in United Kingdom
Carsluith in the region of Scotland is a place located in United Kingdom - some 291 mi or ( 468 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Carsluith is now 02:31 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wigtown, Whithorn, Whauphill, Stirling, and Sheffield. When in this area, you might want to check out Wigtown . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Carsluith ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Carsluith Castle
The lands of Carsluith were held by the Cairns family until 1460, when they passed to James Lindsay of Fairgirth, Chamberlain of Galloway. He was probably the builder of the main tower at Carsluith in ..
Cairnholy 1
This is a Clyde-type chambered cairn with an impressive curved façade of eight tall uprights reaching to 3m in height. In front of the entrance there is a closing stone, now fallen. The cairn, measuri ..
Cairnholy 2
This Clyde-type chambered cairn measures about 21m x 12m and is less elaborate than the nearby Cairnholy I tomb. There is no evidence of a façade, but the entrance is flanked by an impressive 2.9m tal ..
Summer - Balloch Wood - Creetown
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River Bladnoch
The Bladnoch is a river in Wigtownshire in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson's work "A Large Description of Galloway" written in the 17th century. In this they state that "Blaidzenoch which floweth from the mountnous parts of Penninghame, Wigtownshire, and runs from the north to the south.
Located at 54.87 -4.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
River Cree
The River Cree is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.
Located at 54.85 -4.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Ravenshall Wood
Ravenshall Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, located 5 kilometres east of Creetown in Dumfries and Galloway, in southwest Scotland. It is on the lower part of the Kirkdale Estate. It is rich in lichens. It is largely oak woodland. It also has Wych Elm, Ash, Hazel, Willow, Sycamore, Gene, Thorn, Elderberry. It does also possess rhododendron which is being eradicated.
Located at 54.85 -4.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Barholm Castle
Barholm Castle is a tower house located five miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The tower dates back to the late 15th century, and has been recently restored from a roofless state into a family home. Located at NX521529, Barholm was a stronghold of a branch of the McCulloch family. The tower is sometimes identified with the fictional Ellangowan, in Sir Walter Scott's Guy Mannering.
Located at 54.85 -4.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Creetown
Creetown is a small seaport town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, which forms part of the Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 mi. west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree / Creetown was formerly served by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway.
Located at 54.90 -4.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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