Kirkconnel

Kirkconnel is a small parish in , southwestern . It is located on the A76 near the head of . Principally it was a mining community thriving until the late 1960s when the local mine, Fauldhead colliery closed.
Wikipedia
Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkconnel railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station in the town of Kirkconnel, , . The station is unstaffed, owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar.

Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the in , , north of and west of . The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of , 36 miles southeast of , and 24 miles north-northwest of . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Kirkconnel.

Kirkconnel

Latitude
55.38657° or 55° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.00278° or 4° 0′ 10″ west
Population
2,070
Elevation
502 feet (153 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB KKN
Open location code
9C7Q9XPW+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26767785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645291
Wiki­data ID
Q1009861
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Kirkconnel” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kirkconnel”
  • Basque: “Kirkconnel”
  • Cebuano: “Kirkconnel”
  • Dutch: “Kirkconnel”
  • French: “Kirkconnel”
  • Irish: “Cille Chonaill”
  • Irish: “Cille Chonbhaill”
  • Russian: “Киркконнел”
  • Scots: “Kirkconnel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Chonaill”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Chonbhaill”
  • Spanish: “Kirkconnel”
  • Swedish: “Kirkconnel”
  • Urdu: “کرک کونل”
  • Welsh: “Kirkconnel”

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