Scotland
South West
Dumfries & Galloway

Sandhead

Sandhead is a small village in , south west Scotland. It overlooks , 7 miles south of . The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardwell and Dunragit.

Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Scottish unitary council area of . It lies on the shores of in the southern part of the . is situated 3 miles south of Sandhead.

Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the A75, between and in , south-west Scotland. is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of . is situated 6 miles northeast of Sandhead.

Village
Photo: Patrick Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of in the in . The Gaelic name is Port Neasaig. is situated 6 miles south of Sandhead.

Sandhead

Latitude
54.80924° or 54° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
-4.96268° or 4° 57′ 46″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C6QR25P+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 32940871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638586
Wiki­data ID
Q7416249
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Sandhead” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sandhead”
  • Dutch: “Sandhead”
  • French: “Sandhead”
  • German: “Sandhead”
  • Irish: “Sandhead”
  • Scots: “Sanheid”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sandhead”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandhead Bowling Club & Community Centre and Sandhead Parish Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandhead”. Photo: Phil Sangwell, CC BY 2.0.