Holmhead Wood
Holmhead Wood is a coniferous forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Holmhead Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Auldgirth, as well as near the village Burnhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ellisland Farm and Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Closeburn.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119.
Holmhead Wood
- Type: Coniferous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.1572° or 55° 9′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.7132° or 3° 42′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7R574P+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 766711360OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Auldgirth and Burnhead.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auldgirth post office and Moss Plantation.
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