Duncow School
Duncow School is a school in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Duncow School is situated nearby to the forest Lightwater Plantation, as well as near Longloch Wood.- Email: gw08officeduncow@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
- Type: School
- Postal code: DG1 1TA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garden of Cosmic Speculation and Ellisland Farm.
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Park
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation 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 Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Garden of Cosmic Speculation is situated 1½ miles west of Duncow School.
Ellisland Farm
Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Ellisland Farm lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of Dumfries near the village of Auldgirth, located in the Parish of Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Ellisland Farm is situated 2 miles west of Duncow School.
Locharbriggs Quarries
Quarry
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locharbriggs Quarries is a quarry, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Duncow School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Ae.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 3 miles south of Duncow School.
Ae
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 4 miles north of Duncow School.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
Duncow School
- Category: education
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.1336° or 55° 8′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.62418° or 3° 37′ 27″ westOperator
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilOpen location code
9C7R49MG+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 403496342OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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