Pict’s Knowe
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: henge monument in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Pict’s Knowe Henge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and Dumfries Museum.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Hospital
Photo: Dg feedback, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is the main hospital in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The hospital is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is situated 2 miles northwest of Pict’s Knowe.
Dumfries Museum
Museum
Photo: FutureMuseumSW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, located in Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway, is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era. Dumfries Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pict’s Knowe.
Easthill stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easthill stone circle, also known as the Seven Grey Stanes, is a small oval stone circle 3¾ miles south-west of Dumfries. Eight stones of a probable nine remain. Easthill stone circle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pict’s Knowe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Crichton and Troqueer.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 2 miles northeast of Pict’s Knowe.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries. Troqueer is situated 2 miles northeast of Pict’s Knowe.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 2½ miles north of Pict’s Knowe.
Pict’s Knowe
- Categories: henge, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03269° or 55° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.63836° or 3° 38′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C7R29M6+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1023083117OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666767
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