Brown Rig

Brown Rig is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Brown Rig is situated nearby to the locality Wolfhope Head, as well as near White Knowe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westerkirk Parish Library and Johnstone Mausoleum, Westerkirk Parish Church.

Westerkirk Parish Library

Library

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westerkirk Parish Library is situated 2½ miles southwest of Brown Rig.

Johnstone Mausoleum, Westerkirk Parish Church

Tomb

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnstone Mausoleum, Westerkirk Parish Church is a tomb, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Brown Rig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bentpath and Arkleton.

Bentpath is a small village between Eskdalemuir and Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the River Esk and has a church and a library. Westerkirk library was founded in 1791 and is the oldest library in Scotland which is still in use. Bentpath is situated 2 miles southwest of Brown Rig.

Arkleton

Village

Photo: RusticaUK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arkleton is a mansion and estate in the civil parish of Ewes, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Arkleton House was built in 1860/1884 and incorporates stone from Arkleton tower which stood nearby for 300 years until the early 19th Century. Arkleton is situated 3 miles east of Brown Rig.

Langholm

Town

Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Langholm, also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. Langholm lies between four hills in the valley of the River Esk in the Southern Uplands. Langholm is situated 6 miles south of Brown Rig.

Brown Rig

Type: Locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.2275° or 55° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.05192° or 3° 3′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C7R6WHX+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9312121036

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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