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.

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.

St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar

Church

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Bride’s Church, Church Road, Sanquhar is situated 3,700 feet northwest 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 historic market town and former royal burgh on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 36 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 24 miles north-northwest of Dumfries.

Wanlockhead

Village

Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-3.91834° or 3° 55′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C7R936J+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 340534811

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q194538

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“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”
Turkish: “Sanquhar Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brown Knowe and Sanquhar E.U. Congregational Church.

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