Duncow

Duncow is a small settlement in the civil parish of Kirkmahoe, , Scotland. Located in the geographical centre of the parish, Duncow was a village in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and was formerly its most populous settlement.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Garden of Cosmic Speculation and Ellisland Farm.

Park
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 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 , . is situated 2 miles west of Duncow.

Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of near the village of , located in the Parish of , , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles west of Duncow.

Quarry
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a quarry, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Duncow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Ae.

Quarter
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is a relatively new suburb in . It is situated on the side of the and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from town centre. is situated 3½ miles south of Duncow.

Village
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is a village in , south west . The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of . is situated 3½ miles north of Duncow.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the principal town of 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 town until his death, aged 37.

Duncow

Latitude
55.13545° or 55° 8′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.62155° or 3° 37′ 18″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
9C7R49PH+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 36318994
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2650759
Wiki­data ID
Q20027849
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Duncow” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Duncow”
  • Irish: “Dùn Choll”
  • Scots: “Duncol”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Choll”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn-choll”
  • Urdu: “ڈنکو”

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