Ardwell
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Location within Scotland | |
Population | 123 (2001 Census) |
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | Stranraer |
Postcode destrict | DG9 |
Diallin code | 01776-860 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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Ardwell is a veelage in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies on the shores o Luice Bay in the soothren pairt o the Rhins o Gallowa. The A716 road tae Drummore an the Mull o Gallowa passes throu the veelage. The anely ither street is Ardwell Park, a street o new hooses.
The community is served bi the nearby Ardwell Kirk, a wee public kirk wi a belltour, built in 1900-02.[1]
Mony o the hooses is awnt yet bi Ardwell Estates, an Ardwell Hoose is locatit aboot hauf mile wast o the veelage in the grunds o Ardwell Gairden an leukin ootower Ardwell Pownd.
In the grunds o Ardwell Hoose, on a rig abuin the road, is the remayns o a medieval motte; the castle bailey micht hae stuiden til the north.[2] Forby, sooth o the kirk is the ruins o Killaser Castle,[3][4] the ancestoral hame o the Clan McCulloch that umwhile haudit Ardwell,[5] Stoneykirk, Rhinns, Wigtounshire.
Near Hei Ardwell, on the ither side o the peninsula, is the remeens o Doon Castle, the best example o an Airn Age broch in Dumfries an Gallowa.[6][7]
Ardwel uised tae haud the Leek Fair whaur plants wis sauld.[5]
Ardwell Gairdens is a 970 acre gairden surroondin the 18t-century Ardwell Hoose.[8][9] It haes a wawed gairden an a lairge pownd that haes deuks an swans, an it taks aboot a hauf-oor tae walk aroond it.
Thare is access an aw tae Ardwell Kirk (til the wast) an Ardwell veelage (til the east) wi a strand an a boat shap.[10]
Logan Botanic Gairden, a brainch o the Ryal Botanic Gairden Edinburgh is 2.5 mile bi road fae Ardwell. Logan's myld climate allous a variety o fremmit plants tae growe furth.[11] Thare is mony beautifu plants that can be foond in a wheen o ither gairdens in Breetain. It haes a widland gairden, a wawed gairden, an a terrace gairden wi an avenue o Chusan palms.