Luce
Luce is a locality in Scotland, United Kingdom. Luce is situated nearby to the hamlet Newpark, as well as near the village Brydekirk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Repentance Tower and Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Repentance Tower
Historic building
Photo: Logan5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Repentance Tower is situated 2 miles west of Luce.
Chapelcross nuclear power station
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelcross nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located in Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, and was in operation from 1959 to 2004. Chapelcross nuclear power station is situated 2 miles southeast of Luce.
Annandale distillery
Distillery
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annandale distillery is a whisky distillery producing single malt Scotch whisky in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Annandale distillery is situated 2 miles south of Luce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brydekirk and Ecclefechan.
Brydekirk
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border. Ecclefechan is situated 2 miles north of Luce.
Annan
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".
Luce
- Type: Locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03043° or 55° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.26916° or 3° 16′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7R2PJJ+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 8219630829OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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