Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water is situated nearby to Sanquhar Golf Course, as well as near the forest Moss Plantation.

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Kemp’s Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanquhar Castle and Sanquhar railway station.

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 4,100 feet east of Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water.

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 northeast of Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water.

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 northeast of Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar.

Sanquhar

Town

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanquhar is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 36 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 24 miles north-northwest of Dumfries.

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water

Categories: promontory fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.3586° or 55° 21′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.93696° or 3° 56′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C7R9357+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11736795118

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31061344

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Notable Places Nearby

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