Gillhead wood
Gillhead wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Gillhead wood is situated nearby to the village Carronbridge, as well as near Durisdeer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morton Castle and Drumlanrig Castle.
Morton Castle
Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the Clyde Valley.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornhill.
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.
Gillhead wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2867° or 55° 17′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.753° or 3° 45′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7R76PW+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 384534406OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carronbridge and Durisdeer.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goldie Knoll and Morton Mains Hill.
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