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Barjarg Limestone Mine and QuarryLimestone Quarry, Mine · 323 ydExplorer Tom Barjarg has a limestone mine and quarry on the record in Keir parish, enough to make my fictional mason ask whether the…
BoatcroftCottage(s) · 511 ydExplorer Tom Boatcroft is where two families fought over who owned the best view of nothing in particular. They probably threw pies…
Barjarg, LimekilnsClamp Kiln (18th Century), Lime Kiln(s) (18th Century) · 541 ydExplorer Tom Barjarg Limekilns are eighteenth-century clamps that refuse to fall down because they are too proud to admit they are…
Nether KeirTree · 579 ydExplorer Tom Nether Keir is just one tree, but it acts like it’s the last of its kind, giving up on Lent by refusing to drop any…
NithsideFarmhouse, Farmstead · 868 ydExplorer Tom Nithside was designed by a mother-in-law who believed comfort was optional and grumpiness was essential architecture.…
DinningMotte and Bailey (medieval) · 1276 ydExplorer Tom Dinning in Dumfries and Galloway is a medieval motte and bailey that has already planned its retirement as a nice spot…
Dinning MotteArchaeological place · 1286 ydExplorer Tom Dinning Motte smells like wet sheep and forgotten history, which is basically the perfume of Dumfries and Galloway.…
Siller Stane, BarndennochPolished Axehead(s) (stone), Quern · 1441 ydExplorer Tom Siller Stane, Barndennoch is having a bit of a rivalry with the Stonehenge crowd because it’s got a polished axehead…
Firmuir PlantationWood · 1.3 mi
Kirkbride HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Keir HillsMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Closeburn CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Closeburn Castle was nearly sold for a horse, which would have been a terrible trade. Now it’s just a medieval tower…
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