Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Gretna Green
Gretna Green — village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gretna Green · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Gretna Green is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.0064°, -3.0625°.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gretna Green is a parish in the southern council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, close to the town of Gretna, on the Scottish side of the English-Scottish border. It is accessed from the A74(M) motorway. Historically Gretna Green was on the Glasgow-Carlisle road, a significant early toll road between England and Scotland. Gretna Green railway station serves both Gretna Green and Gretna. The Quintinshill rail disaster, the worst rail crash in British history, in which over 220 died, occurred near Gretna Green in 1915. It has become synonymous for its "runaway marriages", given the age of consent for marriage in Scotland under Scots law is 16, whilst in England and Wales the legal age is 18.
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Background
History
The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly 1 mi west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney. It was one of the traditionally recognised meeting places on the Anglo-Scottish border.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0064, -3.0625
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG16 5EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Nearest railway station
- Gretna Green — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1026315 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gretna Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gretna Green.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gretna Green?
- Gretna Green is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG16 5EA).
- Is Gretna Green a protected site?
- Yes — Gretna Green is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- Is Gretna Green free to visit?
- Yes, Gretna Green is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gretna Green?
- The nearest railway station is Gretna Green, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DG16 5EA.