Walk Dunskey Castle from Portpatrick
Fabulous coastal views and an ancient castle
This 6 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Portpatrick & will take you about 3¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | dg110 | |
| Length: | 6 miles (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1011 ft (308m) | |
| Time: | 3¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Portpatrick - Craigoch Burn - Craigoch Moor - North Porto' Spittal - Knockinaam Standing Stone - Belljary Glen - Port of Spittal Bay - Knockinaam Lodge - Antonlew Glen - Morroch Bay - Belloue - The Swan - Tandoo Point - Raten Hole - Greggary - Castle Point - Dunskey Castle - Lagnawinney - Portpatrick
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Dunskey Castle dates from about 1510 & was thought to have been built by The Adairs of Kilhitt
Knockinaam Standing Stone is one of a series of standing stones that start at Knock & Maize in the North (Grid Ref: NW998578) & go right to the southern tip of the Rhins of Galloway.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Munros |
 0 Corbetts |
 0 Grahams |
 0 Murdos |
 0 Donalds |
 0 Scottish Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 309 Stranraer & The Rhins is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 82 Stranraer & Glenluce is not currently available
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