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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar.
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.
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″ northLongitude
-3.93696° or 3° 56′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7R9357+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11736795118OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31061344
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