Townhead of Glencairn
Townhead of Glencairn is a residential area in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Townhead of Glencairn is situated nearby to the forest Peelton Wood, as well as near Hill Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tynron Doon and Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive.
Tynron Doon
Archaeological site
Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynron Doon is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort outside the village of Tynron in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was occupied on and off from the 1st millennium BC until the 16th century, when an L-shaped tower house stood there. Tynron Doon is situated 2½ miles north of Townhead of Glencairn.
Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive
Obelisk
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive is an obelisk, which is situated 2 miles west of Townhead of Glencairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynron and Moniaive.
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.
Moniaive
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moniaive is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles north-west of the town of Dumfries. Moniaive is situated 1½ miles west of Townhead of Glencairn.
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 3½ miles northeast of Townhead of Glencairn.
Townhead of Glencairn
Latitude
55.19473° or 55° 11′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.87682° or 3° 52′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7R54VF+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 379715863OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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