Tam’s Knowe

Tam’s Knowe is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Tam’s Knowe is situated nearby to the hamlet Millhousebridge, as well as near the locality Sandyholm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Steven’s Croft power station and Sandbed, Railway Viaduct.

Steven’s Croft power station

Power station

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Steven's Croft is a wood-fired power station near Lockerbie in Scotland. It started energy production in 2008. It is operated by E.ON and produces 44 MW of electricity, burns 60% waste from timber production, 20% coppiced wood, and 20% recycled fibre.

Sandbed, Railway Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandbed, Railway Viaduct is a bridge.

Lockerbie Academy

School

Lockerbie Academy is a mainstream Non-denominational secondary school in Lockerbie, Scotland. It is combined with Lockerbie Primary. The school roll is around 700 students as of March 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lockerbie and Lochmaben.

Lockerbie

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.

Lochmaben

Town

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.

Applegarthtown

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie.

Tam’s Knowe

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

55.1541° or 55° 9′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.3929° or 3° 23′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7R5J34+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384631360

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Millhousebridge and Sandyholm.

Notable Places Nearby

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