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Gillespie in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 299 mi or ( 480 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gillespie is now 09:37 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sheffield, Port William, Oxford, New Luce, and Manchester. When in this area, you might want to check out Sheffield . We found 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 Gillespie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tope Fishing Luce Bay

10:00 min by StealthCroft
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Luce Bay is one of the best tope fisheries in Britain, and without doubt, the very best in Scotland ..

Tors Warren and Ringdoo Point, Glenluce, Dumfries & Galloway

1:05 min by KenmuirCottage
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This video was taken on a very sunny Saturday afternoon in July 2012. At the end of a forest walk, you will find the northern end of Luce Bay, and the beach stretches all the way back to Sandhead. The ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wigtownshire

Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in Galloway in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of the Dumfries and Galloway region. The county town was historically Wigtown, with the administrative centre moving to Stranraer—the largest town—on the creation of a county council in 1890.

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Located at 54.83 -4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Scotland, Archaeological sites in Wigtownshire, Castles in Wigtownshire, Counties of Scotland, Galloway, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, Motte and bailey in Scotland, Stone Age sites in Scotland

Auchenmalg

Auchenmalg is a small hamlet situated on Luce Bay in Wigtownshire, Scotland. Auchenmalg consists of a village hall, a public house called the Cock Inn, and a caravan park called [Luce Bay Holiday Park]. The Cock Inn is the second-oldest pub in Scotland.

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Located at 54.83 -4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Villages in Dumfries and Galloway

Doon of May

The Doon of May is a conifer plantation in Mochrum in the Machars, Wigtownshire 14 kilometres west of Wigtown in south-west Scotland. It was purchased from the Forestry Commission by the Tinne Beag Workers’ Co-operative. Since 1999 the co-operative has been managing the woodland for sustainable use of both timber and non-timber forest products, while increasing biodiversity and restoring native vegetation types where possible.

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Located at 54.84 -4.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Dumfries and Galloway, Archaeological sites in Wigtownshire, Environment of Wigtown, Forests and woodlands of Scotland, Hill forts in Scotland, Hill forts in Wigtownshire, Iron Age sites in Wigtownshire, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland, Wigtownshire

Water of Luce

The Water of Luce is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland. The Main Water of Luce rises in South Ayrshire, flows south to New Luce, where it is joined by the Cross Water of Luce, and flows into the Solway Firth at Luce Bay. The Luce is crossed by the eight-arch Glenluce Viaduct near to Glenluce. This once carried the Portpatrick Railway to Stranraer.

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Located at 54.85 -4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Dumfries and Galloway, Rivers of Scotland

Glenluce Abbey

Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse. George Chalmers "Caledonia" vol. III, p. 441, printed 1824, - Old Luce, and New Luce, parishes were formerly comprehended, in one extensive parish, called Glenluce.

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Located at 54.89 -4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1602 disestablishments, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Christianity in Dumfries and Galloway, Cistercian monasteries in Scotland, History of Galloway, Listed monasteries in Scotland