Dalswinton
Dalswinton is a small village in the historical county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about six miles northwest of Dumfries.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ellisland Farm and Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Ellisland Farm
Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Ellisland Farm lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of Dumfries near the village of Auldgirth, located in the Parish of Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ae and Newbridge Drive.
Ae
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 4 miles northeast of Dalswinton.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4½ miles south of Dalswinton.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 5 miles northwest of Dalswinton.
Dalswinton
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.15067° or 55° 9′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.67256° or 3° 40′ 21″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9C7R582G+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1852715888OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Dalswinton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dalswinton”
- Dutch: “Dalswinton”
- French: “Dalswinton”
- Hebrew: “דאלסווינטון”
- Irish: “Dalswinton”
- Scots: “Dalswintoun”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Dalswinton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dalswinton Village Hall and Maryfield Wood.
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