Orchardton Tower
Orchardton Tower is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. Head 29 km northwest of Maryport to reach it. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Maryport
A trip from Maryport
Orchardton Tower is 29 km northwest of Maryport. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Maryport has 52 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
From June to August, Maryport sees highs of 17–19°C.
Orchardton Tower
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages. Within 15 km there are 12 more places to visit, starting with Threave Castle (11 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 29 km northwest of Maryport
Mapping Orchardton Tower
The places near Orchardton Tower are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Workington, with 21,276 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Maryport
Flimby
Crosby
Seaton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Orchardton Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryport | 29 km southeast of it | 8,526 | 4 |
| Flimby | 30 km southeast of it | 1,716 | 5 |
| Crosby | 31 km southeast of it | 756 | 5 |
| Seaton | 32 km southeast of it | 5,051 | 2 |
| Broughton Moor | 32 km southeast of it | 820 | 4 |
| Workington | 33 km southeast of it | 21,276 | 1 |
| Stainburn | 33 km southeast of it | 2,120 | 1 |
| High Harrington | 35 km southeast of it | 1,574 | 1 |
Beyond Orchardton Tower
Nearby, 12 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and a garden.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandThreave Castle11 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandMaclellan's Castle14 km away3
CastleBuittle Castle6.5 km away4
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandThreave Garden (NTS)8.5 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDundrennan Abbey10 km away6CastleCastleDrumcoltran Tower14 km away7
MuseumStewartry Museum14 km away8
MuseumTolbooth Art Centre14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Orchardton Tower
Where is Orchardton Tower?
Orchardton Tower is 29 km northwest of Maryport, Cumbria.
What is Orchardton Tower?
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Orchardton Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Maryport, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Orchardton Tower a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Orchardton Tower?
Within 15 km: Threave Castle (11 km), Maclellan's Castle (14 km), Buittle Castle (6.5 km) and Threave Garden (NTS) (8.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Threave Castle: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maclellan's Castle: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buittle Castle: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Garden (NTS): David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewartry Museum: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolbooth Art Centre: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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