Knockenhair
Knockenhair is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,329 feet. Knockenhair is situated nearby to the locality Lochburn Bridge, as well as near the hamlet Bog.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station.
Sanquhar railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 5 miles east of Knockenhair.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 6 miles east of Knockenhair.
Knockenhair
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,329 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39876° or 55° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.90908° or 3° 54′ 33″ westElevation
1,329 feet (405 metres)Open location code
9C7R93XR+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3614796488OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12609267
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lochburn Bridge and Bog.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knockenhair Wood and Schlenders Wood.
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