Chapelcross nuclear power station
Chapelcross nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located in Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, and was in operation from 1959 to 2004.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industry
- Description: nuclear power station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station”, “Chapelcross power station”, and “ex Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galabank and Robgill Tower.
Galabank
Stadium
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galabank is a football stadium in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Annan Athletic, who have played there since 1953. Galabank is situated 2 miles southwest of Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Robgill Tower
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Robgill Tower is a tower house near Kirkpatrick Fleming on the banks of the river Kirtle. It was one of a number of towers built along the border as protection against incursions by the English. Robgill Tower is situated 2½ miles northeast of Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Annan Hospital
Hospital
Annan Hospital is a health facility in Stapleton Road, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Annan Hospital is situated 2 miles south of Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirtlebridge and Annan.
Kirtlebridge
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirtlebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. It is located 8 kilometres north-east of Annan, 5 kilometres north-west of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, and 1.5 kilometres south of Eaglesfield. Kirtlebridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Annan
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".
Eastriggs
Village
Photo: Red Sunset, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Eastriggs is a small village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland, the village is located around 2 mi north of the mud and sandbanks of the channel of the River Eden, which extends west into the Solway Firth. Eastriggs is situated 3 miles southeast of Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Chapelcross nuclear power station
- Category: nuclear power plant
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01686° or 55° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.22769° or 3° 13′ 40″ westElevation
276 feet (84 metres)Inception
1959Operator
UK Atomic Energy AuthorityOpen location code
9C7R2Q8C+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 310436923OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Chapelcross nuclear power station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Chapelcross”
- Dutch: “Chapelcross nuclear power station”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Chapelcross”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Chapelcross”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de chapelcross”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Chapelcross”
- French: “Centrale Nucléaire De Chapelcross”
- German: “CXPP”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Chapelcross”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Chapelcross”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Chapelcross”
- Japanese: “チャペルクロス原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chapelcross kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Chapelcross kjernekraftverk”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Chapelcross”
- Russian: “АЭС Чапелкросс”
- Scots: “Chapelcross nuclear pouer station”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Chapelcross”
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