Lochar Moss

Lochar Moss is a forest in , , . Lochar Moss is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum and Dumfries railway station.

Museum
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The is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of , Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , . It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail who provide all passenger train services.

Museum
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in . The gallery's main building, a Category B listed building, was bought in 1951 by a committee of local people who raised the money needed for the purchase and to do the alterations necessary to change the former house, which was known as ‘Gracefield’ into an art gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumfries and Torthorwald.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the principal town of 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 town until his death, aged 37.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of on the A709 road to .

Village
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is a small village between and Gretna in , Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of , and 20 km north-west of .

Lochar Moss

Latitude
55.0873° or 55° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.5639° or 3° 33′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C7R3CPP+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 875574903
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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