Scar point
Scar point is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Scar point is situated nearby to the locality Airds Point, as well as near the village Ingleston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey of Dulce Cor and Isle Tower.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles south of Dumfries. Abbey of Dulce Cor is situated 2½ miles west of Scar point.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family. Isle Tower is situated 2½ miles northeast of Scar point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79. Bankend is situated 2 miles northeast of Scar point.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 2½ miles west of Scar point.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 5 miles north of Scar point.
Scar point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97939° or 54° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.56061° or 3° 33′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6RXCHQ+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2949433211OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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