Places near here
Photo credits
- Trevor Littlewood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Phil Pinder, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- James T M Towill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Les Hull, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adrian Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Iain Russell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
MeikleholmsideFarmhouse, Farmstead · 284 ydExplorer Tom Meikleholmside sounds like a place where the name really means 'the side of the big hole,' which is a bit of a stretch…
BridgendNatural Feature · 328 ydExplorer Tom Bridgend holds a fake world record for being the most ordinary natural feature in Dumfries and Galloway. It’s just a…
AshybankBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 806 ydExplorer Tom Ashybank is a burnt mound where the wind keeps picking on it like an old relative. It’s prehistoric and still hasn’t…
Holehouse LinnClearance Cairn, Settlement (iron Age) · 813 ydExplorer Tom Holehouse Linn hosted an Iron Age dance party where the music was just thunder and everyone got absolutely hammered by…
Granton HouseCountry House (19th Century), Gate Pier(s) (19th Century) · 1100 ydExplorer Tom Granton House would tell its younger self to stop worrying about the gate piers matching. It’s a proper spot for a…
Holehouse Linn, BridgeBridge · 1114 ydExplorer Tom Holehouse Linn, Bridge has a very strong opinion of the road that leads to it, which is 'too bumpy.' It’s a bridge with…
GardenholmFarmhouse, Farmstead · 1118 ydExplorer Tom Gardenholm is a farmhouse with no date, which suggests it was built by two lads who made a bet in the pub about who…
Moffat Fundamental Bench MarkFundamental Bench Mark (20th Century) · 1154 ydExplorer Tom Moffat Fundamental Bench Mark is why the wind keeps picking on it, because it stands there looking so smug about being…
Camp KnoweScooped Settlement (iron Age) · 1158 ydExplorer Tom Camp Knowe hosted a dance in the Iron Age that went on so long the participants forgot how to stand up straight. It’s a…
Gardenholm LinnMilestone (19th Century) · 1231 ydExplorer Tom Gardenholm Linn is just a nineteenth-century milestone standing at Ruxton's Dump, looking profoundly unimpressed by…
Bushel BeckScraper (tool) (flint) · 1378 ydExplorer Tom Bushel Beck in Dumfries and Galloway is where a flint scraper was found, which is basically an ancient exfoliant for…
Hind HillCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1570 ydExplorer Tom Hind Hill is having a bit of a moan about the sheep that keep using it as a toilet. It claims its least favourite…
More historic places in Dumfries and Galloway · All of Dumfries and Galloway
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question