Back Wood

Back Wood is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Back Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Balmaghie, as well as near Glenlochar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Threave Castle and Crofts Mote.

Threave Castle

Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.

Crofts Mote

Archaeological site

Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crofts Mote is an archaeological site.

Castle Douglas Golf Course

Golf course

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Douglas and Glenlochar.

Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4000 in 2022. The big attractions are Threave Gardens and the castle. This page also describes nearby villages such as Dalbeattie, and the coast of the Solway Firth.

Glenlochar

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenlochar is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.

Balmaghie

Hamlet

Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balmaghie, from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Mhic Aoidh, is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and was the seat of the McGhee family.

Back Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9465° or 54° 56′ 48″ north

Longitude

-4.0068° or 4° 0′ 25″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 887071738

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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