Birkhall

Birkhall is a farm in , , . Birkhall is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the forest .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Twelve Apostles Stone Circle and Garden of Cosmic Speculation.

Archaeological site
Photo: Schwerdf, CC BY 4.0.
The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near , . It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Birkhall.

Park
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 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 , . is situated 1½ miles north of Birkhall.

Bridge
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile southeast of Birkhall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Dumfries.

Quarter
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is a relatively new suburb in . It is situated on the side of the and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from town centre. is situated 2 miles southeast of Birkhall.

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is the principal town of 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 town until his death, aged 37.

Suburb
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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 , Scotland. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Birkhall.

Birkhall

Latitude
55.10726° or 55° 6′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.66219° or 3° 39′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C7R484Q+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 384174102
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmyard
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