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Drumlanrig Castle

Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.

Located at 55.2739, -3.80889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Scaur Water

Scaur Water is a river which rises near Polskeoch in the Scaur hills in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It flows from its source near Sanquhar in the Southern Uplands and joins the River Nith two miles southwest of Thornhill. The total length is 30 km . During its course it descends from 500m to 55m altitude, and forms part of the boundary between Tynron and Keir Parishes.

Located at 55.2333, -3.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Keir, Dumfries and Galloway

Keir is a civil parish, containing the small village of Keir Mill, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, one mile south of Penpont. It was founded in the late eighteenth century. The village was the birthplace of Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the inventor of the bicycle. A plaque on his home, Courthill Smithy, commemorates this. He is buried in the parish church. The church itself is in the Gothic style, of Capenoch ashlar, and was built from 1813-1815 by architect William Burn.

Located at 55.219, -3.795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shinnel Water

Shinnel Water, also spelt Shinnell, is a river in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It rises in the Scaur hills hills of Tynron Parish in the Southern Uplands at an altitude of 460m, and flows 13 miles to join Scaur Water near Penpont, at an altitude of 70m. There are two notable features of the Shinnel: at the confluence of the two rivers, it flows over a ridge of rocks with some force; and three miles upstream, the river forms a picturesque waterfall at Aird Linn.

Located at 55.2167, -3.83333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Tibber's Castle

The ruins of Tibber's Castle lie on the west bank of the River Nith, within the estate of Drumlanrig Castle. The site is 2 miles north of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It occupied a key site, defending Nithsdale, one of the main potential invasion routes into Scotland, and as such played an important role in the Scottish Wars of Independence.

Located at 55.2642, -3.79222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Tynron Doon

Tynron Doon is a multivallate iron age hill fort outside the village of Tynron in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was occupied on and off from the 1st millennium BC until the 16th century, when an L shaped tower house stood there. Tynron Doon lies at the southern end of the Scaur hills. A common site for crew sessions, the hill has become weary and coated with Tennents and human excrement, mainly that of the Gordon clan.

Located at 55.2254, -3.857 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grennan Hill

Grennan Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort outside Penpont in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Located at 55.2355, -3.8489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Drumlanrig

Drumlanrig is a settlement in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which is best known for nearby Drumlanrig Castle. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:55.273651|-3.808690||||||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 55.2737, -3.80869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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