Kirkton
Kirkton is a small village between Duncow and Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near the River Nith and has a Grade B listed church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: small village between Duncow and Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway
- Also known as: “Kirkmahoe” and “Kirkton, Dumfries and Galloway”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locharbriggs Quarries and Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Park
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a 30 acre sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks and his wife, Maggie Keswick Jencks, on Maggie's land and their home together, Portrack House, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Garden of Cosmic Speculation is situated 2½ miles west of Kirkton.
Twelve Apostles Stone Circle
Archaeological site
The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is situated 2 miles southwest of Kirkton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Dumfries.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
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Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirkton.
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.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 3½ miles south of Kirkton.
Kirkton
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.11746° or 55° 7′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.60853° or 3° 36′ 31″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C7R498R+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 36318981OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Kirkton” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkmahoe Parish Church and Kirkton Hall.
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