Grey Mare’s Tail Wood
Grey Mare’s Tail Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Grey Mare’s Tail Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Girdstingwood, as well as near the village Dundrennan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
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.
Grey Mare’s Tail Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7993° or 54° 47′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.9539° or 3° 57′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6RQ2XW+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 350957811OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Girdstingwood and Rascarrel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkcudbright Electro-magnetic Launch Facility and Rerrickfield, Dundrennan.
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