Carnsalloch

Places of Interest Nearby

Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

Archaeological site

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The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is situated 1½ miles west of Carnsalloch.

Locharbriggs Quarries

Quarry

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Locharbriggs Quarries is a quarry, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Carnsalloch.

Dumfries railway station

Railway station

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Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 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. Dumfries railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Carnsalloch.

Places in the Area

Newbridge Drive

Quarter

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Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 1½ miles southwest of Carnsalloch.

Dumfries

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Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.

Maxwelltown

Suburb

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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 3 miles south of Carnsalloch.

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