Back Wood

Back Wood is a forest in , , . Back Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanquhar railway station and Sanquhar Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the village of , , . The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the . Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of in , south west , it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way.

Church
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar.

Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the in , , north of and west of . The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of , 36 miles southeast of , and 24 miles north-northwest of .

Back Wood

Latitude
55.3857° or 55° 23′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.9191° or 3° 55′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C7R93PJ+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 121166434
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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