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Hotels near Sanquhar
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Attractions near Sanquhar
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Museum of Lead Mining
(6 Miles)*
Wanlockhead is Scotland's highest village, sitting over 1500 feet up in the dramatic scenery of the Lowther Hills. At the Museum of Lead Mining visitors can explore the rich culture and heritage of Wanlockhead and its people. |
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Drumlanrig Castle Gardens and Country Park
(8 Miles)*
Drumlanrig Castle was completed in 1691 by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and is one of the first and most important renaissance buildings in the grand manner in Scotland. |
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New Lanark World Heritage Site
(21 Miles)*
Over 200 years ago the beautiful sandstone cotton mills of New Lanark were founded in a dramatic gorge in Southern Scotland. Soon the village became known all over the world because of the work of mill owner and social pioneer Robert Owen. |
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Craignethan Castle
(21 Miles)*
Craignethan Castle is in a very picturesque setting overlooking the River Nethan. |
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Lanark Museum
(21 Miles)*
The Royal Burgh of Lanark Museum, situated near the centre of this busy market town, was established in 1990 and houses a collection of items which are used to illustrate the ancient and varied history of the town. |
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John Hastie Museum
(22 Miles)*
The displays focus on the life of the area including its agriculture and weaving history and the character of the community which has bred fervent Covenanters in the 1600s and a Radical Revolt in the 1800s. |
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Moat Park Heritage Centre
(23 Miles)*
History in the Moat Park is interpreted in an unusual way; here the visitor can see a series of detailed scale models depicting archaeological sites as they would have been seen at the time of their use. |
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Towns near Sanquhar
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Crawick
(1 Mile)*
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Sanquhar
(1 Mile)*
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Mennock
(2 Miles)*
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Eliock
(3 Miles)*
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Kirkconnel
(3 Miles)*
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Wanlockhead
(6 Miles)*
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Enterkinfoot
(6 Miles)*
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