Estate woodland trails around Drumlanrig Castle's pink sandstone, following the River Nith. Easy and mostly surfaced, best in spring for bluebells or in autumn colour.
Buccleuch Estate managed woodland/castle grounds with waymarked trails; robust and legal (some paid parking/estate access).
Drumlanrig Castle visitor car park.
Waymarked estate trails through woodland alongside the River Nith.
Wanlockhead, Lowther Hills
Scotland's highest village, at 467m, with minimal light of its own beyond some skyglow from the Central Belt to the north. Road…
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near Muirkirk
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