Aychentaggart

Aychentaggart is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Aychentaggart is situated near the forest Auchentaggart Wood, as well as near the peak Auchentaggart Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sanquhar Castle and Sanquhar railway station.

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 west of Aychentaggart.

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 2 miles west of Aychentaggart.

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 2½ miles west of Aychentaggart.

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. Sanquhar is situated 2 miles west of Aychentaggart.

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 4½ miles northeast of Aychentaggart.

Leadhills

Village

Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 6 miles northeast of Aychentaggart.

Aychentaggart

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.36008° or 55° 21′ 36″ north

Longitude

-3.87232° or 3° 52′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C7R946H+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 376992522

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Auchentaggart Wood and Auchentaggart Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mennock, opposite Auchentaggart and Mennock, at Auchentaggart.

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