Mabie Forest
Mabie Forest is a heath in Scotland, United Kingdom. Mabie Forest is situated nearby to the forest Lochside Wood, as well as near Lochaber Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochaber Loch and Easthill stone circle.
Lochaber Loch
Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point.
Easthill stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easthill stone circle, also known as the Seven Grey Stanes, is a small oval stone circle 3¾ miles south-west of Dumfries. Eight stones of a probable nine remain. Easthill stone circle is situated 2½ miles north of Mabie Forest.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan. Pict’s Knowe is situated 2 miles northeast of Mabie Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Abbey and Troqueer.
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. New Abbey is situated 3½ miles southeast of Mabie Forest.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries. Troqueer is situated 4 miles northeast of Mabie Forest.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 4 miles northeast of Mabie Forest.
Mabie Forest
- Type: Heath
- Category: forest
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.01543° or 55° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.67877° or 3° 40′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7R288C+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 341027495OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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