Shancastle
Shancastle is a bus stop in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Shancastle is situated nearby to the peak Maxwelton Hill, as well as near the forest Shaw Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tynron Doon and George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive.
Tynron Doon
Archaeological site
Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynron Doon is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort outside the village of Tynron in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was occupied on and off from the 1st millennium BC until the 16th century, when an L-shaped tower house stood there. Tynron Doon is situated 2½ miles north of Shancastle.
George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive
Pub
Photo: derek menzies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles west of Shancastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynron and Moniaive.
Tynron
Hamlet
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Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive. Tynron is situated 2 miles northwest of Shancastle.
Moniaive
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moniaive is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles north-west of the town of Dumfries. Moniaive is situated 2½ miles west of Shancastle.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 3½ miles northeast of Shancastle.
Shancastle
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19098° or 55° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.85679° or 3° 51′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C7R54RV+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 487196353OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
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