Islesteps
Islesteps is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Islesteps is situated nearby to the village Kingholm Quay, as well as near the locality Bauldie’s Brae.| 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
Photo: Jmorrison230582, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Islesteps.
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 2 miles north of Islesteps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Crichton and Troqueer.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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. Troqueer is situated 1½ miles north of Islesteps.
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 2 miles north of Islesteps.
Islesteps
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03817° or 55° 2′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.62237° or 3° 37′ 21″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C7R29QH+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 36318948OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13278921
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