Shirmers Burn

Shirmers Burn is a stream in Scotland, United Kingdom. Shirmers Burn is situated nearby to the locality Mossdale, as well as near Burnfoot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stroan Loch and Airds of Kells.

Stroan Loch

Photo: Graham Thomson, CC BY 3.0.

Stroan Loch is situated 2 miles southwest of Shirmers Burn.

Airds of Kells is a farm and a small estate in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the parish of Kells, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Category B listed farmhouse dates from the late 18th century but possibly incorporates parts of an older building. Airds of Kells is situated 2 miles southeast of Shirmers Burn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Galloway and Balmaclellan.

New Galloway

Village

Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Galloway is a small town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 3 miles northwest of Shirmers Burn.

Balmaclellan

Village

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells. Balmaclellan is situated 4 miles north of Shirmers Burn.

St John’s Town of Dalry

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. St John’s Town of Dalry is situated 6 miles northwest of Shirmers Burn.

Shirmers Burn

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.03333° or 55° 2′ north

Longitude

-4.1° or 4° 6′ west

Elevation

144 feet (44 metres)

Open location code

9C7Q2WM2+82

GeoNames ID

2637933

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mossdale and Burnfoot.

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