Forkins
Forkins is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Forkins is situated nearby to the archaeological site The Score, as well as near the peak Donaldbuie.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glenlee Power Station and Earlstoun Power Station.
Glenlee Power Station
Power station
Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlee Power Station is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Forkins.
Earlstoun Power Station
Power station
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Earlstoun Power Station is situated 1 mile east of Forkins.
Earlstoun Loch
Photo: Bob Peace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Earlstoun Loch is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Forkins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St John’s Town of Dalry and New Galloway.
St John’s Town of Dalry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
New Galloway
Village
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 3 miles southeast of Forkins.
Balmaclellan
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells. Balmaclellan is situated 3½ miles east of Forkins.
Forkins
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.10796° or 55° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.19481° or 4° 11′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C7Q4R54+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 1495477798OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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