Knockquhassen
Knockquhassen is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Knockquhassen is situated nearby to the hamlet Newfield, as well as near Little Mark.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of St John and Stranraer railway station.
Castle of St John
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 2½ miles northeast of Knockquhassen.
Stranraer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Knockquhassen.
Stranraer Museum
Museum
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Knockquhassen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Leswalt.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3 miles north of Knockquhassen.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 5 miles east of Knockquhassen.
Knockquhassen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8911° or 54° 53′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.07841° or 5° 4′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6PVWRC+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3846727829OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Knockquhassen Hill and Slewtrain Hill.
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