Birswick
Birswick is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Birswick is situated nearby to the peak Clauchrie Hill, as well as near Jenny’s Wood (Clauchrie Forest).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Closeburn Castle.
Closeburn Castle
House
Photo: Kirkpatrick, CC BY 2.5.
Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. Closeburn Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Birswick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Closeburn and Thornhill.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 1½ miles northwest of Birswick.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4 miles northwest of Birswick.
Ae
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 4 miles east of Birswick.
Birswick
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19517° or 55° 11′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.7057° or 3° 42′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7R57WV+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 378630133OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clauchrie Hill and Jenny’s Wood (Clauchrie Forest).
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