Fields around Ruthwell station, Dumfries & Galloway
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Fields around Ruthwell station, Dumfries & Galloway
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 May 2019
The building that gave the settlement its name can be seen to the right. Opened in 1848 by the Glasgow Dumfries & Carlisle Railway, soon to become part of the Glasgow & South Western Railway, this station closed in 1965.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.012235
Longitude
-3.425018