Visit Glenlochar Places

Welcome to Visit Glenlochar Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Glenlochar

  

Glenlochar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Glenlochar

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Glenlochar history

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The buried remains of a large Roman fort exist on the eastern bank of the River Dee. The fort was built in 81 AD by the Governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola and enclosed an area roughly 7 acres (2.8 ha) During World War II Glenlochar was the site of a training camp for the construction of Bailey bridges.

Glenlochar etymology

Etymologically speaking, Glenlochar may be connected to the ancient name Loukopibía. The first part of the name is either Brittonic glïnn- (Welsh glyn) or Gaelic gleann, both meaning “a valley”, anglicised as Scots glen.

You can visit Glenlochar places with Walkfo Glenlochar to hear history at Glenlochar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Glenlochar has 7 places to visit in our interactive Glenlochar map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Glenlochar, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Glenlochar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Glenlochar & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 7 audio facts unique to Glenlochar places in an interactive Glenlochar map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Glenlochar Places Map
7 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Glenlochar historic spots	Glenlochar tourist destinations	Glenlochar plaques	Glenlochar geographic features
Walkfo Glenlochar tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Glenlochar

  

Best Glenlochar places to visit

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Glenlochar has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Glenlochar’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Glenlochar’s information audio spots:

Threave Castle Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5km west of Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire. Built in the 1370s by Archibald the Grim, it was a stronghold of the “Black Douglases”, Earls of Douglas and Lords of Galloway. The excessive power of the Black Douglas lords led to their overthrow by King James II in 1455. For part of this time the castle was controlled by Princess Margaret, daughter of King Robert III.

Glenlochar Glenlochar (Gd: Gleann Lochair) is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Visit Glenlochar plaques