Forest Rig

Forest Rig is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Forest Rig is situated nearby to the forest Glenbrae Wood, as well as near The Bank.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellisland Farm and Garden of Cosmic Speculation.

Ellisland Farm

Museum

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Ellisland Farm lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of Dumfries near the village of Auldgirth, located in the Parish of Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Ellisland Farm is situated 1¼ miles south of Forest Rig.

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Park

Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a 30 acre sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks and his wife, Maggie Keswick Jencks, on Maggie's land and their home together, Portrack House, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Garden of Cosmic Speculation is situated 2 miles southeast of Forest Rig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ae and Closeburn.

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 4½ miles northeast of Forest Rig.

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 4½ miles northwest of Forest Rig.

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 5 miles southeast of Forest Rig.

Forest Rig

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.15419° or 55° 9′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.6917° or 3° 41′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C7R5835+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384162980

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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