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Creetown in the region of Scotland with its 677 habitants is a place located in United Kingdom - some 293 mi or ( 472 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Creetown is now 03:01 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: Whauphill, Talnotry, Stirling, Sorbie, and Sheffield. When in this area, you might want to check out Whauphill . 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 Creetown ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Fastfood, Exercise and Alcohol part 1
A group of Sunderland, Boldon and South Shields lads spend a weekend Mountain Bike (MTB) riding in Southern Scotlands Seven Stanes Kirroughtree and Ae Forest. ..
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 ..
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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 0 km away
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 4 km away
Causeway End (Dumfries and Galloway) railway station
Causeway End (NX 42047 59602) or Causwayend was a railway station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural area in Wigtownshire. The station closed as far back as 1885, however it remained open to goods as Causeway End Siding.
Located at 54.91 -4.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Wigtown Castle
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century. Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale captured the castle in 1286. The castle was handed over to King Edward I of England in 1291 by Sir Walter de Corrie, the governor of the castle. Richard Siward became the governor of the castle in 1292, being replaced by Henry de Percy in 1296, and John de Hodlest in 1297.
Located at 54.87 -4.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Blackfriars, Wigtown
The Church of the Friars Preachers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Wigtown, commonly called Blackfriars, was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. The Chronica Extracta said that it was founded by Dervorguilla of Galloway, who died in 1290. Perhaps because of the remoteness of Wigtown, the history of the house is extremely badly documented and obscure.
Located at 54.87 -4.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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