Burnhead
Burnhead is a residential area in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Burnhead is situated nearby to the monument Nith Bridge cross, as well as near the village Penpont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nith Bridge cross and Thornhill Hospital.
Nith Bridge cross
Monument
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nith Bridge cross is a sculptured Anglo-Saxon cross, near the village of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the best preserved monument of its type in the region, after the Ruthwell Cross, although the arms are missing. Nith Bridge cross is situated 2,400 feet east of Burnhead.
Thornhill Hospital
Hospital
Thornhill Hospital is a health facility in Townhead Street, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Thornhill Hospital is situated 1 mile east of Burnhead.
Penpont Parish Church
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penpont Parish Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Burnhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penpont and Thornhill.
Penpont
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands.
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.
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 3 miles southeast of Burnhead.
Burnhead
Latitude
55.24065° or 55° 14′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.79185° or 3° 47′ 31″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C7R66R5+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 175716167OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
13278980
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