Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial
Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial is a memorial in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial is situated nearby to Old Blacksmith’s Shop, as well as near Sculpture Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gretna Green railway station and Raydale Park.
Gretna Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Gretna Green railway station is situated 2,400 feet south of Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial.
Raydale Park
Sports venue
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008. Raydale Park is situated 1 mile southwest of Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial.
Lochmaben Stone
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith on the shore of the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies by the mouth of the Kirtle Water, near the town of Gretna. Lochmaben Stone is situated 1½ miles south of Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gretna and Metal Bridge.
Gretna
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.
Metal Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish. Metal Bridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial.
Timpanheck
Hamlet
Timpanheck is a village in Annandale, Scottish Borders. Timpanheck is situated 3½ miles north of Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial.
Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00673° or 55° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.06254° or 3° 3′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7R2W4P+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12982357960OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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