Castle of St John Stranraer Part 1
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ST John's Castle Stranraer Scotland
Here is a small tour [Pictures only]of the castle in the city centre in a town called stranraer in southern Scotland.
Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Stranraer is a town in Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town.
Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is best known as having been a ferry port, previously connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in November 2011. The main industries in the area are the ferry port, with associated industries, tourism and, more traditionally, farming.
Some argue that the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning The Fat Nose, but which more prosaically might be rendered as the broad headland. The most commonly accepted explanation is that it derives its name from the strand or burn which divides the row, raw, of houses on its banks. (The town burn, now under the two Strand streets.) In time Strandraw was named and spelled Stranrawer, and afterwards Stranraer.
The A77 runs north towards Ayr, Prestwick and Glasgow. The A75 runs east from Stranraer to Gretna, with links to the M6 going to Carlisle. The A75 is part of European route E18, but, like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom. The main national coach providers operate services from Stranraer. National Express offer a service to London, and Scottish Citylink (in association with Ulsterbus) operate services to Edinburgh.
Stranraer railway station is the southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by Abellio ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Kilmarnock. From Stranraer connections to the West Coast Main Line, can be made at Glasgow Central, or traveling via Ayr, Kilmarnock, Dumfries to Carlisle. Onward trains from either Glasgow Central or Carlisle connect direct to London Euston and other destinations such as Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe and Birmingham New Street.
The Castle of St. John is a medieval tower house, built around 1500 by the Adairs of Kilhilt. It has been used as a home, a court, a prison, and a military garrison, the last during the Killing Times in the 1680s. The Old Town Hall, built in 1776, now houses the Stranraer Museum with its displays of Victorian Wigtownshire and the town's polar explorers, Sir John Ross and his nephew James Clark Ross. The town is also home to the North West Castle, built in 1820 and the first hotel in the world with its own indoor curling ice rink.
Local tourist attractions include:
Ardwell Gardens
Castle of St John
Castle Kennedy Gardens – a 75-acre (30 ha) garden between two lochs, noted for its rhododendrons, azaleas and embothriums in the grounds of Lochinch Castle, the seat of the Earls of Stair.
Glenluce Abbey – a 12th-century Cistercian monastery.
Glenwhan Gardens – a 12-acre (4.9 ha) garden near Dunragit.
Logan Botanic Garden, near Port Logan village, one of the four sites of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Mull of Galloway – the most southerly point of Scotland, with a lighthouse, visitor centre and RSPB bird reserve.
Portpatrick
The Robert the Bruce Trail begins at Loch Ryan, near Stranraer.
Southern Upland Way – a 212-mile (341 km) coast-to-coast path between Portpatrick and Cockburnspath.
Stranraer Museum
Whithorn – with its relics of St Ninian.
Wigtown – Scotland's national book town.
( Stranraer - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Stranraer . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Stranraer - UK
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(4K) Galloway Explorer 37516 + 37518 Newcastle to Stranraer 19/10/19
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Onboard the SPRS The Galloway Explorer charter train operated by top and tail class 37 locomotives. This video includes parts of the journey between Newcastle & Stranraer.
Leaving Newcastle at 5:25 we headed firstly towards Berwick-upon-Tweet where the set then heads along the coast towards Edinburgh. Where then is passes the mountains and headed further along the ECML to Edinburgh . After some people had boarded at Edinburgh we head along the North Clyde Line to Glasgow before we then the freight only line crossing over Glasgow Central before joining the Ayrshire Coast Line at Shields JCT, we then head to Ayr to where then the Stranraer line carrys on we then head down the south west scottish coast before we arrived into Stranraer we waited for a Scotrail service to pass us, onces at Stranraer the winds were very high. After a short break in Stranraer we started our long journey back to Newcastle we head along the Stranraer line back to Ayr to where then we head toward for Kilmarnock along the Ayr to Kilmarnock route before we then join the Dumfries to Carlisle line, know as the south bordors lines the view were amazing. The mountains coming down from Scotland were great before long we pass thought Dumfries and we join the WCML at Gretna Junction we then pass by Kingmoor DRS Depot before arriving into Carlisle. After about 15 minutes we then head onto the Tyre Valley for the last leg to Newcastle via Hexham the route in Autumn was lovely with the leafs from the trees are yellow & orange before long we pass thought Mertocentre before joining the ECML just south Newcastle as we were arriving into Newcastle a LNER HST set had raced us into the station. Then the tour carried onto Edinburgh & then onto the Bo'ness Railway.
I did manage to get a window right behind the locomotive for the second departure from Stranraer, which was great under the power of diesel!
*For those of you who don't know the class 37 locomotive is quite unique in that it can run under its own diesel power.
This video includes bits of both. You can see some great arching from 37516 & 37518 on the way out of Ayr as well as the diesel power thrash out of Stranraer! :)
Over all a great day out, lots of new routes I've never covered and my first time under the haulage of a class 37!
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FR: Entouré par un jardin, le Rhins of Galloway propose un hébergement de haute qualité surplombant le Loch Ryan. Situé entre les ports de Stranraer et Cairnryan, il possède un parking gratuit sur place.
ES: El Rhins of Galloway ofrece un alojamiento de gran calidad en un jardín con vistas al Loch Ryan. Se encuentra entre los puertos de Stranraer y Cairnryan y cuenta con aparcamiento gratuito.
DE: Die erstklassigen Unterkünfte des Rhins of Galloway sind von einem Garten umgeben und bieten Aussicht auf das Loch Ryan. Es liegt zwischen den Häfen Stranraer und Cairnryan und bietet kostenfreie Parkplätze auf dem Gelände.
NL: Rhins of Galloway biedt hoogwaardige accommodatie in een tuin met uitzicht op Loch Ryan. De accommodatie ligt tussen de 2 veerhavens van Stranraer en Cairnryan en biedt gratis parkeergelegenheid.
IT: Ubicato tra i porti di Stranraer e Cairnryan, il Rhins of Galloway offre un parcheggio gratuito e sistemazioni di alta qualità in un giardino affacciato sul Loch Ryan.
JA: Rhins of Gallowayはライアン湖を望む庭園の中に位置するクオリティーの高い宿泊施設です。ストランラーとケイルンライアンの港の間に位置し、敷地内の駐車場を無料で利用できます。 宿泊施設からP&Oの港（ケイルンライアン発ラーン行き）までは車でわずか1分、ステナラインの港（ケイルンライアン発ベルファスト行き）までは3分です。 小石の浜辺や海岸沿いの遊歩道までは20ヤード（およそ18m）の距離です。 ...
ZH: Rhins of Galloway酒店位于Stranraer港和Cairnryan港之间，提供优质的花园住宿，并享有Ryan湖的景致。酒店内设有免费停车场。 酒店距离P&O港（Cairnryan至Larne）仅有1分钟车程，距离Stena Line港（Cairnryan至Belfast）有3分钟，距离卵石海滩和海滨步道有20码（18米）。 酒店供应现点现做的新鲜早餐。酒店亦提供限量小吃菜单供客人点餐，直至19:30。酒店没有持照酒吧，但附近有多家当地酒吧、餐馆和酒馆。
RU: Гостевой дом Rhins of Galloway располагает высококачественными номерами в окружении сада с видом на Лох-Райан. Гостевой дом находится между портами Странраер и Кэрнрян. Предоставляется бесплатная парковка.
AR: يقدم Rhins of Galloway إقامة عالية الجودة فهو محاط بحديقة تطل على بحيرة ريان. يقع بين مينائي سْترانرير وكارنراين، ويوفر مواقف مجانية للسيارات بالموقع.
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GLENTERROW
STONE CIRCLE
STRANRAER
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
SCOTLAND
NOT FAR FROM CASTLE KENNEDY, IS A DELIGHTFUL, LITTLE KNOWN & SMALL, FOUR POSTER STONE CIRCLE. GLENTERROW RESEMBLES THE SMALL RINGS OF PERTH & KINROSS. THIS CIRCLE PROBABLY DATES TO THE EARLY BRONZE AGE OR NEOLITHIC.
THE SITE IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE STANDING STONES OF GLENTERROW. THE CIRCLE IS SITUATED SE OF CAIRNSCARROW HILL & 200M FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD. THE AULD WIFE’S CHAMBERED CAIRN, IS NOT FAR AWAY.
A FIFTH OUTLINER STONE, IS AROUND 12M TO THE NE. THE OUTLINER SEEMS TO DRAW YOUR EYE, TO A RANGE OF HILLS, FAR IN THE DISTANCE. THE SITE HAS BEEN INTERPRETED AS THE REMAINS OF A DOUBLE CONCENTRIC RING.
THE CIRCLE IS SITUATED WITH EXPANSIVE VIEWS OVER THE DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE. THE HIGHEST STONES ARE ON THE SOUTH ARC. IT IS POSSIBLE OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS, WERE WITNESSING ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, FROM THIS SMALL FOUR POSTER STONE CIRCLE.