Holly Island

Island in Kirkcudbrightshire

Scotland

Holly Island

Black Water of Dee Downstream view, deep in the forest.
Black Water of Dee Credit: Richard Webb

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Holly Island Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.035127/-4.2199528 or Grid Reference NX5873. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Black Water of Dee Downstream view, deep in the forest.
Black Water of Dee
Downstream view, deep in the forest.
Black Water of Dee
Black Water of Dee
Logging road, Galloway A spur road.
Logging road, Galloway
A spur road.
Raiders' road
Raiders' road
Black Water of Dee
Black Water of Dee
Clearing beside the Raiders' Road
Clearing beside the Raiders' Road
Between the Dee and Raiders' Road The publicly accessible motor road is close to the river here.
Between the Dee and Raiders' Road
The publicly accessible motor road is close to the river here.
Raiders' Road Open to the public for a parking charge (£3 at time of visit).
Raiders' Road
Open to the public for a parking charge (£3 at time of visit).
Woodland near Laggan o' Dee An unplanted area which has become naturally wooded.
Woodland near Laggan o' Dee
An unplanted area which has become naturally wooded.
Raiders' Road near Laggan o' Dee
Raiders' Road near Laggan o' Dee
Unplanted area, Laggan o' Dee A rare sight in the area, fields which were not planted with conifers.  They are no longer farmed.
Unplanted area, Laggan o' Dee
A rare sight in the area, fields which were not planted with conifers. They are no longer farmed.
Former fields, Laggan o' Dee Land which somehow dodged the Forestry Commission.
Former fields, Laggan o' Dee
Land which somehow dodged the Forestry Commission.
Gate, Laggan o' Dee Open, the fields that survived the forestry have not been farmed for some time now.
Gate, Laggan o' Dee
Open, the fields that survived the forestry have not been farmed for some time now.
Fields, Laggan o' Dee These survivors of the forestry have not been grazed (other than by deer) for some time.
Fields, Laggan o' Dee
These survivors of the forestry have not been grazed (other than by deer) for some time.
A view down the Dee Looking towards Shaw Hill from near Laggan o' Dee. The foreground is former farmland which was never planted with conifers.
A view down the Dee
Looking towards Shaw Hill from near Laggan o' Dee. The foreground is former farmland which was never planted with conifers.
Black Water of Dee from the Raider's Road The Black Water of Dee seen through the new growth on a larch tree.
Black Water of Dee from the Raider's Road
The Black Water of Dee seen through the new growth on a larch tree.
Labyrinth on Raiders Road don't quite understand the cairn in the middle - unless all who walk it feel the need to add to the cairn at the end.
Labyrinth on Raiders Road
don't quite understand the cairn in the middle - unless all who walk it feel the need to add to the cairn at the end.
Sheep on Hill, Laggan O' Dee
Sheep on Hill, Laggan O' Dee
Show me another place!

Holly Island is located at Grid Ref: NX5873 (Lat: 55.035127, Lng: -4.2199528)

Unitary Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

Police Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

What 3 Words

///lawns.consumed.afflicted. Near Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway

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