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From the A75 at Newton Stewart, follow the A714 &
A746 for approximately 18 miles to Whithorn. In Whithorn, where the street widens, take a left into Castlehill, past the Bowling Green
and continue for approximately 2.5 miles to Portyerrock.
The cottage is the second house on the left, next to Portyerrock Mill, facing the sea.
Local Shops and Eating Out
The cottage is approximately 1 mile north from the picturesque harbour
village of the Isle of Whithorn (Post Office/shop and two inns) and 2.5
miles east of the historic Royal Burgh of Whithorn (good varied range
of shops).
The Southern Machars
This area of Wigtownshire, known as the Southern Machars is well known
for its relaxing atmosphere. It is renowned for its natural beauty with
a wide diversity of habitats - farmland, heath land and shoreline which
provides homes for a variety of mammals, birds and plants rarely seen
in other parts of Scotland. There are also a large range of visitor attractions,
including monuments and museums, dramatic ruined castles, historical abbeys,
flourishing gardens and plant nurseries.
Places to visit
Whithorn,
home of the earliest known Christian community in Scotland, with a museum, visitor centre & archaeological site;
Wigtown is now established as Scotland's National Book Town with over
20 bookshops and related activities.
Isle of Whithorn, a picturesque harbour village, where sea-angling trips can be arranged.
Bladnoch Distillery visitor centre,
Scotland's most southerly Malt Whisky Distillery.
Gardens nearby include Galloway House at Garlieston,
Glasserton and Monreith House.
There are long stretches of beach between
Port William, Monreith and Auchenmalg.
Galloway Forest Park, just north of Newton Stewart, covers 300 square miles of forest, moorland and lochs.
It has walks, trails, cycling, forest drives, picnic sites and three visitor
centres.
Golf Courses at St Medan and Wigtown & Bladnoch (local 9 hole), Newton Stewart,
Portpatrick (Dunskey),
Wigtownshire County
Golf Club at Glenluce.
The Dumfries and Galloway web site contains a host
of information about Dumfries, Dumfriesshire and Galloway and links to
web sites throughout south west Scotland.
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