Locharbriggs Quarries
Locharbriggs Quarries is a quarry in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Locharbriggs Quarries is situated nearby to the community center Locharbriggs Community Centre, as well as near the forest School Wood.Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Museum
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The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum 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 Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed. Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Locharbriggs Quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Torthorwald.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Locharbriggs Quarries.
Torthorwald
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben. Torthorwald is situated 3 miles southeast of Locharbriggs Quarries.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Locharbriggs Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.11248° or 55° 6′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.58237° or 3° 34′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7R4C69+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 98297674OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q124504116
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Locharbriggs Community Centre and Locharbriggs Post Office.
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