Charterwood
Charterwood is a forest in Scotland, United Kingdom. Charterwood is situated nearby to the locality Scar point, as well as near the village Glencaple.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey of Dulce Cor and Isle Tower.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles south of Dumfries.
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.
National Museum of Costume
Museum
Photo: MaryPoppins1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Abbey and Bankend.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south.
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.
Charterwood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9902° or 54° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.5651° or 3° 33′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6RXCRM+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 280915126OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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