Moss Wood

Moss Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Moss Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Creca, as well as near the village Kirtlebridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robgill Tower and Woodhouse Tower.

Robgill Tower

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Robgill Tower is a tower house near Kirkpatrick Fleming on the banks of the river Kirtle. It was one of a number of towers built along the border as protection against incursions by the English.

Woodhouse Tower

Ruins

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodhouse Tower is a ruins.

Chapelcross nuclear power station

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapelcross nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located in Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, and was in operation from 1959 to 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annan and Eaglesfield.

Annan

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".

Eaglesfield

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Eastriggs

Village

Photo: Red Sunset, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Eastriggs is a small village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland, the village is located around 2 mi north of the mud and sandbanks of the channel of the River Eden, which extends west into the Solway Firth.

Moss Wood

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

55.0254° or 55° 1′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.1948° or 3° 11′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C7R2RG4+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 475902846

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include East Bretton and Creca Village Hall.

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