Big Wood
Big Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Big Wood is situated nearby to the locality Woodhead, as well as near Repentancehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Repentance Tower and Kinmount House.
Repentance Tower
Historic building
Photo: Logan5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.
Kinmount House
Building
Photo: Barry Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinmount House is a 19th-century country house in the parish of Cummertrees in the historic county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway region, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brydekirk and Ruthwell.
Brydekirk
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan.
Ruthwell
Village
Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 2022 the combined population of Ruthwell and nearby Clarencefield was 400.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border.
Big Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.0383° or 55° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.3592° or 3° 21′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C7R2JQR+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 880562556OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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