Quintinshill

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Gretna Green railway station

Railway station

Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Raydale Park

Sports venue

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.

Lochmaben Stone

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith on the shore of the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies by the mouth of the Kirtle Water, near the town of Gretna. Lochmaben Stone is situated 2 miles south of Quintinshill.

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Gretna

Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.

Metal Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish. Metal Bridge is situated 3½ miles southeast of Quintinshill.

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