Troqueer

Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in on the west side of the . The eastern-side was merged with to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Troqueer Parish Church, Troqueer Road, Dumfries and Dumfries Museum.

Church
Photo: Grant McIntosh Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
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and Camera Obscura, located in in , is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era.

Bridge
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maxwelltown and Dumfries.

Suburb
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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 , Scotland.

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is the principal town of in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in town until his death, aged 37.

Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an institutional campus in 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.

Troqueer

Latitude
55.06078° or 55° 3′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.61016° or 3° 36′ 37″ west
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
9C7R396Q+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6602367116
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13270081
Wiki­data ID
Q7846280
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Troqueer” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Troqueer”
  • Dutch: “Troqueer”
  • French: “Troqueer”
  • Scots: “Troqueer”
  • Slovenian: “Troqueer”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ryedale House, Ryedale Road, Dumfries and Dock Park.

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