Cairnholy, Creetown

Name: Cairnholy
Address: Creetown, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Creetown

Top attraction, Ruins, Archaeological site

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Cairnholy is the site of two Neolithic chambered tombs of the Clyde type. It is located 4 kilometres east of the village of Carsluith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The tombs are scheduled monuments in the care of Historic Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°51'33"N, 4°18'36"W

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Creetown United Kingdom

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Cairnholy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cardoness Castle, Carsluith Castle, Trusty's Hill, Galloway House.

4.5 miE
Historical place, Architecture, Forts and castles
Cardoness Castle, Gatehouse of Fleet
116 min walk • Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. It was originally owned by the MacCullochs of Myreton.
1.5 miW
Ruins, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Carsluith Castle, Wigtown Bay
38 min walk • Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, Scotland, around 4.8 kilometres south east of Creetown.
4.5 miE
Archaeological site
Trusty's Hill, Gatehouse of Fleet
116 min walk • Trusty's Hill is a small vitrified hillfort about a mile to the west of the present-day town of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the parish of Anwoth in the Stewartry district of Dumfries and Galloway.
6 miS
Park, Vernacular architecture
Galloway House, Garlieston
152 min walk • Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
6.1 miSW
Historical place, Observation decks and towers, Ruins
Sorbie Tower, Garlieston
155 min walk • Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Ravenshall Wood
19 min walk • Ravenshall Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, located 5 kilometres east of Creetown in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.
0.7 miS
Forts and castles
Barholm Castle
19 min walk • Barholm Castle is a tower house located 5 miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, Scotland. The tower dates back to the late 15th century, and it was a stronghold of a branch of the MacCulloch family.
2.6 miN
Memorial
Glenquicken stone circle
68 min walk • Glenquicken stone circle or Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle is an oval stone circle with a central pillar, two miles east of Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway. The outer ring is formed of 29 stones. Aubrey Burl has called it "the finest of all centre-stone circles." It is a scheduled monument.