Craigmore Hill
Craigmore Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 640 feet. Craigmore Hill is situated nearby to the locality Lochanhead, as well as near the hamlet Lochfoot.Places of Interest
Highlights include Easthill stone circle and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
Easthill stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easthill stone circle, also known as the Seven Grey Stanes, is a small oval stone circle 3¾ miles south-west of Dumfries. Eight stones of a probable nine remain.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Hospital
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Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is the main hospital in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The hospital is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is situated 2 miles northeast of Craigmore Hill.
Lochaber Loch
Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point. Lochaber Loch is situated 1½ miles south of Craigmore Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxwelltown and Troqueer.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 3½ miles northeast of Craigmore Hill.
Troqueer
Suburb
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Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries. Troqueer is situated 3½ miles northeast of Craigmore Hill.
Dumfries
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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.
Craigmore Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 640 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03925° or 55° 2′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.69599° or 3° 41′ 46″ westElevation
640 feet (195 metres)Open location code
9C7R28Q3+PJGeoNames ID
12610046
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