Ryemuir Wood

Ryemuir Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Ryemuir Wood is situated nearby to the village Torthorwald, as well as near the hamlet Tinwald Shaws.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochmaben Hospital and Old Lochmaben Castle.

Lochmaben Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Hospital is a health facility in Woodlands Drive, Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale.

Lochmaben Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by Edward I in the 14th century replacing an earlier motte and bailey castle, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaben and Torthorwald.

Lochmaben

Town

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.

Torthorwald

Village

Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben.

Collin

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Collin is a small village between Dumfries and Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of Dumfries, and 20 km north-west of Annan.

Ryemuir Wood

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

55.1119° or 55° 6′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.4912° or 3° 29′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C7R4G65+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 377436064

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tinwald Shaws and Roucan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crochmade Wood and Bellridding Hill.

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