Alton
Alton is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Alton is situated nearby to the forest Malcolmflat Wood, as well as near Carse Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumlanrig Castle.
Drumlanrig Castle
Castle
Photo: Fotis Constantinidis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Drumlanrig Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Alton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carronbridge and Thornhill.
Carronbridge
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Alton.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 4 miles southeast of Alton.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 4½ miles south of Alton.
Alton
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2972° or 55° 17′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.80628° or 3° 48′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7R75WV+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 384472334OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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