Auchencairn Height
Auchencairn Height is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,014 feet. Auchencairn Height is situated nearby to the village Park, as well as near the locality Kirkpatrick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Ettrick and Closeburn Castle.
Loch Ettrick
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ettrick is a body of water near Thornhill and Ae, Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Loch Ettrick is situated 2 miles north of Auchencairn Height.
Closeburn Castle
House
Photo: Kirkpatrick, CC BY 2.5.
Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. Closeburn Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Auchencairn Height.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Closeburn and Ae.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles northwest of Auchencairn Height.
Ae
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 3 miles east of Auchencairn Height.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4½ miles northwest of Auchencairn Height.
Auchencairn Height
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,014 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19767° or 55° 11′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.67478° or 3° 40′ 29″ westElevation
1,014 feet (309 metres)Open location code
9C7R58XG+33GeoNames ID
12617508
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Localities in the Area
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