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Tongland Destination Guide
Delve into Tongland in United Kingdom
Tongland in the region of Scotland is a city in United Kingdom - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Tongland is now 02:05 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Stirling, Sheffield, Parton, Oxford, and Old Bridge of Urr. While being here, make sure to check out Stirling . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tongland ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Photography Course
www.photoactive.co.uk Photographers on location with Philip Dunn www.photoactive.co.uk ..
MacLellan's castle
The castle's beginnings lie in the Reformation of 1560. This led to the abandonment of the Convent of Greyfriars which had stood on the site now occupied by the castle since 1449. In 1569 the land and ..
Road Trips in Scotland - Glasgow to Kirkcudbright
Part 1 of a 7 part series. A journey from Glasgow to Kirkcudbright to deliver a Land Rover Freelander on the car transporter. All Road Trips videos were filmed responsibly with the camera hands-free o ..
Sea kayaking Kirkudbright Scotland
A days sea kayaking off the coast of kirkudbright, southern Scotland. The group is the cumbrian Sea Kayakers based in the north of England and Southern Scotland. The day started off ok but later on ou ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tongland Abbey
Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway. It was probably founded circa 1218 by Alan, Lord of Galloway, although the church of Tongland had previously been granted to Holyrood Abbey by his grandfather Uchtred in the early 1160s. Few of its early abbots are known and its history is more generally covered by a cloud of obscurity.
Located at 54.86 -4.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tongland
Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It lies on the west bank of the Dee near its confluence with the Tarff Water. It was also a Civil Parish Area in Kirkcudbrightshire. For information on the Civil Parish records see :
Located at 54.86 -4.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
MacLellan's Castle
MacLellan's Castle, in Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland, was the noble residence of the MacLellan family. It was completed in 1582 by Thomas Maclellan of Bombie. \t\t \t\t\tMacLellan's Castle 20080422 - great hall. jpg \t\t\t The great hall of MacLellan's Castle \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tMacLellan's Castle. jpg \t\t\t The ruins of MacLellan's Castle \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tMacLellan's Castle 20080422 - panels above entrance. jpg \t\t\t Panels above the entrance to MacLellan's Castle
Located at 54.84 -4.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kirkcudbright Castle
Kirkcudbright Castle, was a castle that was located on the banks of the River Dee, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century, however this was replaced with another castle in the 13th century to the south west. The castle belonged to the Comyn family but was placed in the care of King Edward I of England. Sir Walter de Corrie became the governor of the castle in 1291 and Richard Siward became the governor of the castle in 1292.
Located at 54.84 -4.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ringford
Ringford is a village in the Dumfries and Galloway hills located at grid reference NX689578 beside the Tarff Water. It is about 7 kilometres north of the fishing town of Kirkcudbright. It has a war memorial and a village hall. The Kirkcudbright Railway used to run past the village, the nearest stop being Tarff.
Located at 54.90 -4.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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