Drum
Drum is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Drum is situated nearby to the forest Nethertown Wood, as well as near Dam Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Loch Arthur.
Drumcoltran Tower
Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668. Drumcoltran Tower is situated 1½ miles southwest of Drum.
Loch Arthur
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Arthur is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing. Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake.
Lochaber Loch
Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point. Lochaber Loch is situated 2 miles east of Drum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springholm and New Abbey.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 5 miles west of Drum.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 5 miles southeast of Drum.
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 6 miles northeast of Drum.
Drum
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01401° or 55° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.74214° or 3° 44′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7R2775+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 380618346OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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