Robert Moor Plantation

Robert Moor Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Robert Moor Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Hightae, as well as near Smallholm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochmaben Castle and Old Lochmaben Castle.

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.

Old Lochmaben Castle

Archaeological site

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 Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben

Church

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lockerbie and Lochmaben.

Lockerbie

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.

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.

Robert Moor Plantation

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

55.0873° or 55° 5′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.4325° or 3° 25′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C7R3HP9+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 377467870

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hightae and Smallholm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holmains Wood and The Royal Four Towns Hall.

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