Lennox’s Tower
Lennox’s Tower is a historic site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Lennox’s Tower is situated nearby to the forest Tower Wood, as well as near Mabie Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Easthill stone circle and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
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 1 mile northwest of Lennox’s Tower.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Hospital
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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 1½ miles north of Lennox’s Tower.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
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. Pict’s Knowe is situated 1½ miles east of Lennox’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxwelltown and Troqueer.
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 3 miles northeast of Lennox’s Tower.
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 3 miles northeast of Lennox’s Tower.
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 3 miles east of Lennox’s Tower.
Lennox’s Tower
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03722° or 55° 2′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.6725° or 3° 40′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7R28PG+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 278235037OpenStreetMap feature
historic=folly
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tower Wood and Mabie Forest.
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