Waterhead
Waterhead is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Waterhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Macmaw, as well as near Upper Fenton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Esk Reservoir and Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland.
Black Esk Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: James Johnstone, CC BY 2.0.
Black Esk Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of Waterhead.
Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland
Church
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland is situated 2½ miles southwest of Waterhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eskdalemuir and Johnstonebridge.
Eskdalemuir
Village
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Eskdalemuir is a civil parish and small village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, with a population of 265. It is around 10 miles north-west of Langholm and 10 miles north-east of Lockerbie. Eskdalemuir is situated 4½ miles northeast of Waterhead.
Johnstonebridge
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnstonebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie, and lies on the A74 motorway. The Annandale Water Services on the motorway are in Johnstonebridge; prior to the construction of the motorway there were services on the old A74 road there, one to serve each direction of the road. Johnstonebridge is situated 6 miles west of Waterhead.
Waterhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23573° or 55° 14′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.27675° or 3° 16′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7R6PPF+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 539132498OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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