Dumfries Academy

Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in in south west Scotland. It is a state funded secondary Co-ed school. The schools moto is "doctrina promovet" which translates from Latin to "learning promotes" which the school emphases within their "vision, values and aims".
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greyfriars Church, Dumfries and Gracefield Arts Centre.

Church
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, is a Category A listed building in , in southwest . The current Greyfriars Church building was built from 1866 to 1868 in the Victorian Gothic style, designed by architect John Starforth. is situated 630 feet southwest of Dumfries Academy.

Museum
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is located in . The gallery's main building, a Category B listed building, was bought in 1951 by a committee of local people who raised the money needed for the purchase and to do the alterations necessary to change the former house, which was known as ‘Gracefield’ into an art gallery. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Dumfries Academy.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , . It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail who provide all passenger train services. is situated 1,400 feet east of Dumfries Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumfries and Maxwelltown.

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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.

Suburb
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is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in on the west side of the . The eastern-side was merged with to the east in 1929, and today eastern is a suburb of Dumfries.

Dumfries Academy

Latitude
55.07192° or 55° 4′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.61122° or 3° 36′ 40″ west
Operator
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Open location code
9C7R39CQ+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 403364207
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q5313789
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Dumfries Academy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكاديمية دامفريس”
  • Catalan: “Dumfries Academy”
  • French: “Dumfries Academy”
  • German: “Dumfries Academy”
  • Japanese: “ダンフリース・アカデミー”
  • Swedish: “Dumfries Academy”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Academy Bridge and Catherine Street Inclusive Play Park & Community Garden.

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