Quarter Woods

Quarter Woods is a forest in , , . Quarter Woods is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanquhar Castle and Sanquhar railway station.

Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the . Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of in , south west , it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the village of , , . The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar.

Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the in , , north of and west of . It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny , established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.

Quarter Woods

Latitude
55.3592° or 55° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.8918° or 3° 53′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7R9455+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376992525
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Satellite Map

Discover Quarter Woods from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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