Sanquhar
Sanquhar is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 36 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 24 miles north-northwest of Dumfries.
- Town with about 1,980 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 460 feet (140 metres)
- Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Sanquhar railway station and St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar.
Sanquhar railway station
Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the…
Sanquhar Castle
Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanlockhead.
Wanlockhead
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway…
6 miles east of Sanquhar
Sanquhar
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Latitude
55.36769° or 55° 22′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.92368° or 3° 55′ 25″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB SAJ
Open location code
9C7R939G+3G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Sanquhar” goes by many names.
SanquharAsturian
SanquharBasque
SanquharCebuano
桑克尔Chinese
桑克爾Chinese
SanquharDutch
SanquharIdo
An t-SeanchairIrish
An t-Seann ChathairIrish
SanquharItalian
サンカーJapanese
SenkerasLithuanian
سنکوهرPersian
СанкуарRussian
SancharScots
An t-Seann ChathairScottish Gaelic
SanquharScottish Gaelic
Seann ChathairScottish Gaelic
SanquharSwedish
سینکرUrdu
SanquharWelsh
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Localities in the Area
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