Community Nature Reserve

Community Nature Reserve is a protected area in Scotland, United Kingdom. Community Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the protected area Dyke Farm Nature Reserve, as well as near the castle Lochhouse Tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lochhouse Tower and Moffat Hospital.

Lochhouse Tower

Castle

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochhouse Tower is a mid-16th-century tower house situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was restored in the late 1970s and is now used as a private residence. Lochhouse Tower is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Community Nature Reserve.

Moffat Hospital

Hospital

Photo: John Whelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moffat Hospital is a small community hospital at Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Moffat Hospital is situated 1 mile northeast of Community Nature Reserve.

Moffat Museum

Museum

Moffat Museum is a community museum in Moffat, Scotland. It was established in the Old Moffat Bakehouse in 1984. The museum expanded into a neighbouring building and reopened in 2013. Moffat Museum is situated 1 mile north of Community Nature Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moffat and Beattock.

Moffat

Town

Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Moffat is a burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland, it lies on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500.

Beattock

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of Dumfries. Beattock was historically served by the A74 road and the West Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to the A74 motorway and no longer passes through the village.

Devil’s Beef Tub

Locality

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Devil's Beef Tub is a deep, dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-metre-deep hollow is formed by four hills, Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill and Ericstane Hill. Devil’s Beef Tub is situated 6 miles north of Community Nature Reserve.

Community Nature Reserve

Type: Protected area
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.31986° or 55° 19′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.43962° or 3° 26′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C7R8H96+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 294710717

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