Knockwhirn
Knockwhirn is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,640 feet. Knockwhirn is situated nearby to the locality Beninner Gairy, as well as near Gairy of Cairnsmore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnsmore of Carsphairn.
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. An alternative name, rarely used nowadays, is Cairnsmore of Deugh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carsphairn.
Carsphairn
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carsphairn is a village in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located about halfway between Dalmellington and St John's Town of Dalry, on the A713 road.
Knockwhirn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,640 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.23291° or 55° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.19908° or 4° 11′ 57″ westElevation
1,640 feet (500 metres)Open location code
9C7Q6RM2+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 13687461995OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12616629
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Localities in the Area
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