Spoil Heap
Spoil Heap is in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Spoil Heap is situated nearby to the forest Chapel Cleuch, as well as near the archaeological site Site of Tower Colliery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station and Sanquhar Castle.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Spoil Heap.
Sanquhar Castle
Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Sanquhar Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Spoil Heap.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Spoil Heap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar.
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.
Spoil Heap
- Type: Scree
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.38091° or 55° 22′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.9519° or 3° 57′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7R92JX+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 350364133OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scree
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