Barr

Barr is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Barr is situated nearby to the forest Moss Plantation, as well as near Sanquhar Golf Course.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water and Sanquhar Castle.

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water

Archaeological site

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kemp’s Castle, Euchan Water is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Barr.

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 1¼ miles east of Barr.

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 1 mile northeast of Barr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanquhar.

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.

Barr

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

55.36283° or 55° 21′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.94927° or 3° 56′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C7R9372+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 378423925

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moss Plantation and Sanquhar Golf Course.

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