Merkland
Merkland is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Merkland is situated nearby to the forest Auchengassel Plantation, as well as near Goukthorn Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumlanrig Castle.
Drumlanrig Castle
Castle
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Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Drumlanrig Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Merkland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penpont and Tynron.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 4 miles southeast of Merkland.
Tynron
Hamlet
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Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive. Tynron is situated 4½ miles south of Merkland.
Thornhill
Town
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Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 5 miles southeast of Merkland.
Merkland
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.27796° or 55° 16′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.86909° or 3° 52′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7R74HJ+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 378421722OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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