Torthorwald
Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Museum
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The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed. Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is situated 2 miles west of Torthorwald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collin and Lochmaben.
Collin
Village
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Collin is a small village between Dumfries and Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of Dumfries, and 20 km north-west of Annan. Collin is situated 1½ miles south of Torthorwald.
Lochmaben
Town
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Lochmaben is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. Lochmaben is situated 4 miles northeast of Torthorwald.
Dumfries
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Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
Torthorwald
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.09074° or 55° 5′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.51524° or 3° 30′ 55″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C7R3FRM+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 36318991OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Torthorwald” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Torthorwald”
- Dutch: “Torthorwald”
- French: “Torthorwald”
- German: “Torthorwald”
- Irish: “Torthorwald”
- Japanese: “トーソーワルド”
- Scots: “Torthorwald”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Torthorwald”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torthorwald Hall and Camp Hill.
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