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Wigtown in the region of Scotland with its 934 habitants is a place located in United Kingdom - some 293 mi or ( 471 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Wigtown is now 01:52 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Whithorn, Stirling, Sheffield, Port William, and Oxford. When in this area, you might want to check out Whithorn . We discovered 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 Wigtown ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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UM! Whisky Tour #48: Bladnoch
Once all but lost, but brought back from the brink, Bladnoch is a little known legend and the most southerly of Scottish distilleries. Gogsie visits this wee gem at the start of a new lowland adventur ..
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Red Squirrels - Balloch Wood - Creetown
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Blackfriars, Wigtown
The Church of the Friars Preachers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Wigtown, commonly called Blackfriars, was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. The Chronica Extracta said that it was founded by Dervorguilla of Galloway, who died in 1290. Perhaps because of the remoteness of Wigtown, the history of the house is extremely badly documented and obscure.
Located at 54.87 -4.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Wigtown railway station
Wigtown (NX4344554828) was a railway station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire. The station closed as far back as 1950, and to goods in 1964.
Located at 54.86 -4.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Wigtown Castle
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century. Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale captured the castle in 1286. The castle was handed over to King Edward I of England in 1291 by Sir Walter de Corrie, the governor of the castle. Richard Siward became the governor of the castle in 1292, being replaced by Henry de Percy in 1296, and John de Hodlest in 1297.
Located at 54.87 -4.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Bladnoch distillery
Bladnoch Distillery is a Single malt Scotch whisky distillery in south west Scotland. It is one of six remaining Lowland distilleries, and is located at Bladnoch, near Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. The distillery is situated on the banks of the River Bladnoch, and is the most southerly whisky distillery in Scotland.
Located at 54.86 -4.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
River Bladnoch
The Bladnoch is a river in Wigtownshire in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson's work "A Large Description of Galloway" written in the 17th century. In this they state that "Blaidzenoch which floweth from the mountnous parts of Penninghame, Wigtownshire, and runs from the north to the south.
Located at 54.87 -4.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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