Palnackie is a village in the parish of
Buittle
Buittle is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland, in the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It lies to the west of the Urr Water, between Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas, and extends from Haugh of ...
in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
, Scotland.
It has a population of approximately 250 and is a working port on the
Urr Water
Urr Water or River Urr ('' arc. River Orr'') is a river in which flows through the counties of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in southwest Scotland.
Course
Entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, the Urr Water originates at Loch Urr and flo ...
.
Palnackie is home to the Grande Internationale World
Flounder Tramping Flounder tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them.
This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland, particularly at Pal ...
Championships.
References
Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
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