The Milky Way
The Milky Way is a work of art in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. The Milky Way is situated nearby to the park Crawick Multiverse, as well as near the forest Bridge-end Cleuch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station and St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar.
Sanquhar railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. Sanquhar railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of The Milky Way.
St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar
Church
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar is situated 1 mile south of The Milky Way.
Sanquhar Castle
Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the River Nith. Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland, it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way. Sanquhar Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Milky Way.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.
Wanlockhead
Village
Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 6 miles east of The Milky Way.
The Milky Way
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: installation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.38351° or 55° 23′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.93426° or 3° 56′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7R93M8+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 10606528465OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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