Glencaple
Glencaple is a small settlement in the Dumfries and Galloway area of SW Scotland. Situated on the banks of the River Nith, it once served as a port for nearby Dumfries.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 metres)
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey of Dulce Cor and Isle Tower.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart… Abbey of Dulce Cor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Glencaple.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend… Isle Tower is situated 2 miles east of Glencaple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.
Bankend
Hamlet
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Bankend is situated 2 miles east of Glencaple.
The Crichton
Suburb
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. The Crichton is situated 3½ miles north of Glencaple.
Glencaple
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
55.00187° or 55° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.56904° or 3° 34′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C7R2C2J+P9
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Glencaple” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Glencaple”
- Dutch: “Glencaple”
- French: “Glencaple”
- Irish: “Gleann Chapall”
- Scots: “Glencaple”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gleann Chapall”
- Urdu: “گلین کیپل”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barbour Memorial Hall and Glencaple Shop.
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