Sanquhar
Place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.368, -3.925 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NS 78 09 |
| Population: | 1,980 |
| Dialling code: | 01659 |
Sanquhar is a small market town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying in the historic valley of Nithsdale on the banks of the River Nith. It sits on the A76 corridor and is framed by the rolling hills of the Southern Uplands, giving a compact, rural character with good road and rail links to larger centres.
The town is noted for a few distinctive cultural touches: it famously produces the traditional Sanquhar knitting pattern and the building promoted as the Sanquhar Old Post Office claims to be the oldest post office in the world. There are also strong Covenanter associations - notably the 1680 Sanquhar Declaration - and an industrial past in coal and iron, while today the community balances local services, heritage tourism and regular community events.
Postcode districts covering Sanquhar
Most populated places nearby
- Dumfries 24.2 miles38.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Place 3 miles4.8 km
- Mid and Upper Nithsdale Ward 6.8 miles10.9 km
Example postcodes in Sanquhar
DG4 6AF, DG4 6DL, DG4 6AE, DG4 6AL, DG4 6BG, DG4 6BX, DG4 6AJ, DG4 6JJ, DG4 6EF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 27.7 miles44.6 km
- Glasgow International Airport 40.1 miles64.5 km
- Sanquhar Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Kirkconnel Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Sanquhar Ad
- Nithsdale Hotel 0 miles0 km
- Queensberry Arms Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Hopetoun Arms Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
Schools in Sanquhar
- Sanquhar Academy Secondary
- Sanquhar Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Drumlanrig Castle Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Crawfordton Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Douglas Castle Estate 13.1 miles21 km
- Dumfries House Estate 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Auchencastle Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Friars Carse Estate 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Craighead Wood Forest 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Raehills Estate 19.7 miles31.7 km