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Orchardton Tower

Photo of Orchardton Tower, a ruined tower house near Palnackie in the East Stewartry Coast, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Orchardton Tower

© Gordon Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Gordon Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchardton Tower

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Orchardton Tower is a tower house in Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of two tower houses the Albion Guide maps in the county. It is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. The surrounding countryside is part of the East Stewartry Coast National Scenic Area.

Edingham Castle and Threave Castle are among the castles within 10.5 km.

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East Stewartry Coast

National Scenic Area near Rockcliffe

A quiet stretch of the Galloway Solway, with low wooded hills, red-rock shore and a rare round tower, well off the tourist track

Photo of Rough Island, an island in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Rough Island

Island near Rockcliffe

National Trust for Scotland bird sanctuary in the Urr estuary, a low-tide walk from Rockcliffe for oystercatchers, ringed plovers and views

3.1 km SE

Photo of Rockcliffe Beach, a beach in the East Stewartry Coast, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Rockcliffe Beach

Beach near Rockcliffe

Sandy Solway bay backed by rocky outcrops and rock pools, at the heart of the Rockcliffe National Scenic Area.

3.3 km E

Photo of Hestan Island, a landmark near Rockcliffe in the East Stewartry Coast, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Hestan Island

Landmark near Rockcliffe

Small tidal island off Auchencairn Bay with a lighthouse, reachable on foot at low water.

5.5 km SE

Photo of Sandyhills Beach, a beach near Rockcliffe in the East Stewartry Coast, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Sandyhills Beach

Beach near Rockcliffe

Wide family beach of golden sand and rock pools on the Solway, revealing vast sands at low tide.

7.4 km E

Photo of the Nith Estuary, a National Scenic Area in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Nith Estuary

National Scenic Area near Carsethorn

Solway saltmarsh under Criffel, with wintering geese, a moated castle and an abbey ruin all within a few miles

13.9 km NE