Academy Playing Fields
Academy Playing Fields is a recreation area in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Academy Playing Fields is situated nearby to Lorimer Park, as well as near St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar and Sanquhar railway station.
St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar
Church
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar is situated 440 feet southeast of Academy Playing Fields.
Sanquhar railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. Sanquhar railway station is situated 1,100 feet east of Academy Playing Fields.
Sanquhar Castle
Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the River Nith. Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland, it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way. Sanquhar Castle is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Academy Playing Fields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.
Wanlockhead
Village
Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 6 miles east of Academy Playing Fields.
Academy Playing Fields
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.37093° or 55° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.92995° or 3° 55′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7R93CC+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 278444342OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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