Orchard
Orchard is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Orchard is situated nearby to the forest Knockenhair Wood, as well as near Haunted Linn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanquhar railway station and Sanquhar Castle.
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 1½ miles south of Orchard.
Sanquhar Castle
Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles south of Orchard.
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 2½ miles south of Orchard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world. Sanquhar is situated 2 miles south of Orchard.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 6 miles east of Orchard.
Orchard
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39385° or 55° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.92482° or 3° 55′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C7R93VG+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 383587019OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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