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Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

Archaeological site

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The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is situated 1 mile southwest of Holm.

Bridge, Newbridge, Dumfries

Bridge

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Bridge, Newbridge, Dumfries is situated 1 mile southwest of Holm.

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Park

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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 northwest of Holm.

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Newbridge Drive

Quarter

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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.

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.

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 3 miles south of Holm.

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