Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage

Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage is a bus stop in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage is situated nearby to the meadow Brown Knowe, as well as near Sanquhar 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 770 feet southwest of Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage.

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 3,100 feet northwest of Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage.

St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar

Church

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.

Sanquhar

Town

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanquhar is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 36 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 24 miles north-northwest of Dumfries.

Wanlockhead

Village

Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 6 miles northeast of Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage.

Sanquhar, outside Townfoot Garage

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.36378° or 55° 21′ 50″ north

Longitude

-3.91645° or 3° 54′ 59″ west

Network

South West of Scotland Regional Transport Partnership

Open location code

9C7R937M+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 487194699

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brown Knowe and Sanquhar E.U. Congregational Church.

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