Righead
Righead is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Righead is situated nearby to the forest Snib Wood, as well as near the peak Knockshinnoch Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Easthill stone circle.
Easthill stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easthill stone circle, also known as the Seven Grey Stanes, is a small oval stone circle 3¾ miles south-west of Dumfries. Eight stones of a probable nine remain. Easthill stone circle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Righead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Maxwelltown.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 4½ miles east of Righead.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 5 miles east of Righead.
Dumfries
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Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
Righead
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.06863° or 55° 4′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.7415° or 3° 44′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C7R3795+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 380399055OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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