Spothfore Burn
Spothfore Burn is a stream in Scotland, United Kingdom. Spothfore Burn is situated nearby to the hamlet Crawick, as well as near the town Sanquhar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station.
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 southwest of Spothfore Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
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 2½ miles southwest of Spothfore Burn.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 4½ miles east of Spothfore Burn.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 6 miles east of Spothfore Burn.
Spothfore Burn
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Spotfore Burn”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.4° or 55° 24′ northLongitude
-3.9° or 3° 54′ westElevation
935 feet (285 metres)Open location code
9C7RC32X+2XGeoNames ID
2637204
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Localities in the Area
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