School Playing Field
School Playing Field is a recreation area in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. School Playing Field is situated nearby to the town Sanquhar, as well as near Apostolic Church of God.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanquhar Castle and Sanquhar railway station.
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 1,900 feet southeast of School Playing Field.
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 1,700 feet north of School Playing Field.
Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water
Archaeological site
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water is an archaeological site, which is situated 4,000 feet southwest of School Playing Field.
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
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 School Playing Field.
School Playing Field
- 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
55.3663° or 55° 21′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.92315° or 3° 55′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7R938G+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 278444348OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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