Auchenknight Ridge
Auchenknight Ridge is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 735 feet. Auchenknight Ridge is situated nearby to the village Penpont, as well as near Carronbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drumlanrig Castle and Penpont Parish Church.
Drumlanrig Castle
Castle
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Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
Penpont Parish Church
Church
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Penpont Parish Church is situated 2 miles south of Auchenknight Ridge.
Nith Bridge cross
Monument
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The Nith Bridge cross is a sculptured Anglo-Saxon cross, near the village of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the best preserved monument of its type in the region, after the Ruthwell Cross, although the arms are missing. Nith Bridge cross is situated 2 miles southeast of Auchenknight Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penpont and Thornhill.
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 2 miles south of Auchenknight Ridge.
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 2½ miles southeast of Auchenknight Ridge.
Tynron
Hamlet
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Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive. Tynron is situated 3½ miles southwest of Auchenknight Ridge.
Auchenknight Ridge
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 735 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.25736° or 55° 15′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.82732° or 3° 49′ 38″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
9C7R754F+W3GeoNames ID
12613140
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