Carruchan Hill
Carruchan Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 249 feet. Carruchan Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Islesteps, as well as near the suburb Cargenbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pict’s Knowe and Palmerston Park.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan.
Palmerston Park
Stadium
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Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. Palmerston Park is situated 2 miles north of Carruchan Hill.
Dumfries Museum
Museum
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Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, located in Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway, is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era. Dumfries Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Carruchan Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Troqueer and The Crichton.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
The Crichton
Suburb
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The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 1½ miles east of Carruchan Hill.
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 1½ miles north of Carruchan Hill.
Carruchan Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 249 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04326° or 55° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.63016° or 3° 37′ 49″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9C7R29V9+8WGeoNames ID
12615107
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Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and Robert Burns Visitor’s Centre.
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