Portrack House
Portrack House is a house in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Portrack House is situated nearby to the park Garden of Cosmic Speculation, as well as near the quarter Newbridge Drive.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garden of Cosmic Speculation and Ellisland Farm.
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.
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. Ellisland Farm is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Portrack House.
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 2½ miles south of Portrack House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Dumfries.
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 3 miles southeast of Portrack House.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 5 miles northeast of Portrack House.
Portrack House
- Type: House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.12959° or 55° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.66627° or 3° 39′ 59″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C7R48HM+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 587241664OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseGeoNames ID
9204803
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