Garden of Cosmic Speculation
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.Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Park
- Description: sculpture garden
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellisland Farm and Twelve Apostles Stone Circle.
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 3,900 feet northwest of Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Twelve Apostles Stone Circle
Archaeological site
The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is situated 2½ miles south of Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Dumfries.
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 southeast of Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
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.
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 5 miles northeast of Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
- Categories: sculpture garden and recreation area
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.1303° or 55° 7′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.66649° or 3° 39′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C7R48JM+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 527242637OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1396877
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Serbian—“Garden of Cosmic Speculation” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տիեզերական մտորումների այգի”
- Dutch: “Garden of Cosmic Speculation”
- German: “Garden of Cosmic Speculation”
- Pampanga: “The Garden of Cosmic Speculation”
- Russian: “Сад космических размышлений”
- Serbian: “Врт космичког размишљања”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dalswinton Village Hall and Maryfield Wood.
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