Sanquhar Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Crichton Peel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station and Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water.
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 3,500 feet north of Sanquhar Castle.
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 4,100 feet west of Sanquhar Castle.
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 northeast of Sanquhar Castle.
Sanquhar Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.36197° or 55° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.91834° or 3° 55′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7R936J+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 340534811OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q194538
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Sanquhar Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sanquhar Castle”
- Finnish: “Sanquharin linna”
- French: “château de Sanquhar”
- French: “Château de Sanquhar”
- German: “Sanquhar Castle”
- Japanese: “サンクアー城”
- Swedish: “Sanquhar Castle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brown Knowe and Sanquhar E.U. Congregational Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sanquhar Castle”. Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.