Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility
Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility is a shooting range in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility is situated nearby to the forest Grey Mare’s Tail Wood, as well as near the peak Brown Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dundrennan Abbey and High Banks cup and ring markings.
Dundrennan Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland, and monks from Rievaulx Abbey. Dundrennan Abbey is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility.
High Banks cup and ring markings
Archaeological site
Photo: Jon Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Banks cup and ring markings are a series of Neolithic or Bronze Age carvings on an outcrop of rock near High Banks farm, 3 km SE of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. They are one of the best collections of cup and ring markings in Galloway. High Banks cup and ring markings is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan and Kirkcudbright.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Kirkcudbright
Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.
Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility
- Type: Shooting range
- Categories: military installation and sports location
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.79992° or 54° 47′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.95989° or 3° 57′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6RQ2XR+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 350957803OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=range
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grey Mare’s Tail Wood and Brown Hill.
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