Auchenleck Hill
Auchenleck Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,467 feet. Auchenleck Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Gatelawbridge, as well as near the village Carronbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morton Castle.
Morton Castle
Castle
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Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the Clyde Valley. Morton Castle is situated 2 miles west of Auchenleck Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornhill and Closeburn.
Thornhill
Town
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Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 3½ miles southwest of Auchenleck Hill.
Closeburn
Village
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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 4½ miles south of Auchenleck Hill.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 5 miles southwest of Auchenleck Hill.
Auchenleck Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,467 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.27321° or 55° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.70096° or 3° 42′ 4″ westElevation
1,467 feet (447 metres)Open location code
9C7R77FX+7JGeoNames ID
12610298
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