Star of Caledonia, Gretna

Name: Star of Caledonia
Address: Gretna, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Gretna

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The Star of Caledonia, also called the Gretna Landmark, is a planned sculpture designed by Cecil Balmond, Charles Jencks and Andy Goldsworthy. It is to be located near Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, close to the England-Scotland border. The sculpture was approved on 27 February 2013. The project is being promoted by the Gretna Landmark Trust. ()

Coordinates: 54°59'54"N, 3°3'17"W

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Gretna United Kingdom

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Star of Caledonia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raydale Park, Bonshaw Tower, St Michael's Church, Devil's Porridge Exhibition.

0.8 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Raydale Park, Gretna Green
20 min walk • Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
5.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Bonshaw Tower
150 min walk • Bonshaw Tower is an oblong tower house, probably dating from the mid-16th century, one mile south of Kirtlebridge, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, above the Kirtle Water. It is adjacent to a 19th-century mansion.
5.3 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Hadrian's Wall
135 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
4.6 miW
54°59'7"N • 3°10'11"W
Devil's Porridge Exhibition, Eastriggs
119 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Lochmaben Stone, Gretna Green
36 min walk • The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland. The area is also known as Stormont.
6.3 miSW
Area
Milecastle 78, Hadrian's Wall
162 min walk • Milecastle 78 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall.
6.2 miSW
Area
Coggabata, Hadrian's Wall
157 min walk • Coggabata, or Congavata / Concavata, was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Aballava to the east and Mais to the west. It was built on a hill commanding views over the flatter land to the east and west and to the shore of the Solway Firth to the north.
5.3 miS
Area
Aballava, Hadrian's Wall
135 min walk • Aballava or Aballaba was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Petriana to the east and Coggabata to the west.
5.6 miSW
Area
Milecastle 75, Hadrian's Wall
143 min walk • Milecastle 75 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall in England.
5.6 miS
Area
Milecastle 70, Hadrian's Wall
143 min walk • Milecastle 70 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall.
5.3 miS
Area
Milecastle 71, Hadrian's Wall
135 min walk • Milecastle 71 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall.