Whinnyrig
Whinnyrig is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Whinnyrig is situated nearby to the locality Quintinshill, as well as near the hamlet Sarkside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gretna Green railway station and Raydale Park.
Gretna Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Raydale Park
Sports venue
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
Lochmaben Stone
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith on the shore of the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies by the mouth of the Kirtle Water, near the town of Gretna. Lochmaben Stone is situated 2 miles south of Whinnyrig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gretna and Timpanheck.
Gretna
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.
Timpanheck
Hamlet
Timpanheck is a village in Annandale, Scottish Borders. Timpanheck is situated 3 miles north of Whinnyrig.
Metal Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish. Metal Bridge is situated 4 miles southeast of Whinnyrig.
Whinnyrig
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01329° or 55° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.07646° or 3° 4′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7R2W7F+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 534914463OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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