Boghead
Boghead is a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Boghead is situated nearby to the forest Limekilns Rig, as well as near the islet Henderland Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochmaben Castle and Old Lochmaben Castle.
Lochmaben Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by Edward I in the 14th century replacing an earlier motte and bailey castle, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland. Lochmaben Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Boghead.
Old Lochmaben Castle
Archaeological site
Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale. Old Lochmaben Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Boghead.
Lockerbie railway station
Railway station
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Lockerbie railway station serves the town of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a stop on the West Coast Main Line, located 75 miles south of Glasgow Central and 324 miles north of London Euston. Lockerbie railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Boghead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochmaben and Lockerbie.
Lochmaben
Town
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochmaben is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. Lochmaben is situated 2 miles northwest of Boghead.
Lockerbie
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Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.
Applegarthtown
Hamlet
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Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 2½ miles north of Boghead.
Boghead
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.10759° or 55° 6′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.41034° or 3° 24′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7R4H5Q+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 881605923OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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