Stranraer & The Rhins of Galloway Community & Tourist Information Site

Tourist / Visitor Attractions in the Rhins, Scotland

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Results 11 to 15 of a total 15 for Castles & Historic Sites:

Kirkmadrine Church & Stones (Castles & Historic Sites)

  • Address: Kirkmadrine, Sandhead, 54.792924, -4.988142. [location map]
  • Admission: Free.

This isolated church houses and displays some of Britain's earliest and (historically) most important Christian Stones - dating from around 500 AD! In their glass display cabinet, there are other stones from the 8th to the 12th centuries as well as information boards giving more history about the stones and the meanings of the inscriptions.
Near to: Ardwell, Sandhead, Stoneykirk.

 

Logan House Gardens (Gardens, Castles & Historic Sites)

Centred around Logan House, as the name suggests, this 2 acre garden dates from the 1870s and, although separate from the Botanic Gardens, also boasts plants gathered from across the planet. Woodland walk. The gardens had overgrown but were restored to their former glory in 2001.
Near to: Ardwell, Drummore, Port Logan.

 

Marian Tower (Castles & Historic Sites)

  • Address: Leswalt, 54.973758, -5.133619. [location map]
  • Admission: Free.

Heading north from Leswalt on the B798 is a 19th century white monument called Marian Tower. The tower may have been a memorial to a local girl killed by a bull but other reports claim it was Sir John Ross (a local arctic explorer) who built it in tribute to one of his family. Whatever the reason for its construction, it remains a family landmark in the North Rhins.
Near to: Leswalt, Kirkcolm.

 

Stranraer Town Trail (Castles & Historic Sites, Walks)

You can pick up a leaflet for this walk around Stranraer from the Tourist Information centre. The trail takes you round some of Stranraer's most historic and interesting buildings. Look out for the blue information plaques on walls along the way.
Near to: Stranraer, Leswalt, Castle Kennedy.

 

Wig Bay & the Scar (Castles & Historic Sites, Beaches & Rocky Shores, Walks)

  • Address: Kirkcolm, 54.964960, -5.074697. [location map]
  • Admission: Free.

The Scar is a sandbank jutting out into Loch Ryan and in summer it is the home of the largest colony of nesting migrant Terns in Dumfries and Galloway. The site is also important to waders. Wig Bay was used as base for flying boats in World War Two. There is a circular walk here that goes from the car park and follows the shoreline until you take a left turn towards Kirkcolm and then back to the car park (see the walks section on the activities page). Notice the beach is littered with huge scallop shells! You may spot jellyfish washed up here and seals sunbathing on rocks in Loch Ryan.
Near to: Leswalt, Kirkcolm.

 

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