Whing Burn

Places of Interest

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water

Archaeological site

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water is an archaeological site.

Sanquhar Castle

Castle

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the River Nith. Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland, it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way.

Sanquhar railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. Sanquhar railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Whing Burn.

Places in the Area

Sanquhar

Town

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world. Sanquhar is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whing Burn.

Whing Burn

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