Butter Hole
Butter Hole is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Butter Hole is situated nearby to the locality Bauldie’s Brae, as well as near the hamlet Whinnyhill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pict’s Knowe and Lochaber Loch.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan.
Lochaber Loch
Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point. Lochaber Loch is situated 1½ miles west of Butter Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Abbey and The Crichton.
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 3 miles southeast of Butter Hole.
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 3 miles northeast of Butter Hole.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries. Troqueer is situated 3½ miles northeast of Butter Hole.
Butter Hole
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01744° or 55° 1′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.64837° or 3° 38′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7R2982+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3482650895OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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