Racks Moss
Racks Moss is a forest in Scotland, United Kingdom. Racks Moss is situated nearby to the hamlet Elizafield, as well as near the locality Brocklehirst.Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle Tower.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collin and Bankend.
Collin
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Collin is a small village between Dumfries and Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of Dumfries, and 20 km north-west of Annan.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79.
Torthorwald
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben.
Racks Moss
- Type: Forest
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.035° or 55° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.5179° or 3° 31′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7R2FPJ+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 280839729OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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