Buittle Bridge, Dalbeattie

Name: Buittle Bridge
Address: Dalbeattie, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Dalbeattie

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Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Completed in 1797, it replaced and earlier two-span bridge of the same name which was destroyed in a flood a short time after its completion; the remains of this older bridge, comprising the base of its pier and some remnants of its south-west abutment, survive a short distance upstream. ()

Coordinates: 54°55'36"N, 3°50'20"W

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Dalbeattie United Kingdom

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Buittle Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Threave Castle, Threave Gardens, The Fullarton, Motte of Urr.

5.3 miW
1369 tower ruins reachable by ferry boat
Threave Castle, Castle Douglas
134 min walk • Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
4.3 miW
Garden, Historical place, Park
Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas
111 min walk • Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
3.7 miW
Theater
The Fullarton, Castle Douglas
95 min walk • The Fullarton is a performing arts theatre and entertainment venue in the town of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
2.5 miN
Forts and castles
Motte of Urr, Dalbeattie
65 min walk • The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
5.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Drumcoltran Tower
142 min walk • Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway.
3.5 miS
Forts and castles
Orchardton Tower
89 min walk • Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
0.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Buittle Castle
14 min walk • Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the...
4.7 miS
Forts and castles
Orchardton Castle
120 min walk • Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. It is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.
0.8 miE
54°55'51"N • 3°49'13"W
Madison Avenue, Dalbeattie
21 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.2 miSW
Ruins
Gelston Castle
81 min walk • Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Barclosh Castle
60 min walk • Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There remains a section of wall 4 feet thick and 27 feet high.