Blackshaw
Blackshaw is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Blackshaw is situated nearby to the hamlet Shearington, as well as near Bankend.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle Tower.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family. Isle Tower is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackshaw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and Ruthwell.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79. Bankend is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackshaw.
Ruthwell
Village
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Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 2022 the combined population of Ruthwell and nearby Clarencefield was 400. Ruthwell is situated 3½ miles east of Blackshaw.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 5 miles west of Blackshaw.
Blackshaw
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97916° or 54° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.49621° or 3° 29′ 46″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C6RXGH3+MGGeoNames ID
13276717
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