Ecclefechan

Ecclefechan is a village located in in the south of . The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the , 6+1⁄4 miles south of , five miles north of and eight miles northwest of the border.
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  • Type: Village with 821 residents
  • Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “エックレフェチャン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Blatobulgium and Purdomstone Reservoir.

Archaeological site
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was a Roman fort, located at the… is situated 1½ miles east of Ecclefechan.

Reservoir
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is situated 2 miles northeast of Ecclefechan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brydekirk and Eaglesfield.

Village
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is a village in … is situated 2½ miles south of Ecclefechan.

Village
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is a village in south east … is situated 3 miles east of Ecclefechan.

Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , southern . is situated 3 miles east of Ecclefechan.

Ecclefechan

Latitude
55.05969° or 55° 3′ 35″ north
Longitude
-3.26496° or 3° 15′ 54″ west
Population
821
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9C7R3P5P+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321850371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2650280
Wiki­data ID
Q1015818
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Ecclefechan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Էկլեֆեխան”
  • Basque: “Ecclefechan”
  • Catalan: “Eaglais Fheichein”
  • Cebuano: “Ecclefechan”
  • Chinese: “埃克尔费亨”
  • Chinese: “埃克爾費亨”
  • Chinese: “艾克里費亨”
  • Chinese: “雅高費根”
  • Czech: “Ecclefechan”
  • Dutch: “Ecclefechan”
  • Esperanto: “Ecclefechan”
  • French: “Eaglais Fheichein”
  • German: “Ecclefechan”
  • Irish: “Eaglais Fheichein”
  • Italian: “Ecclefechan”
  • Japanese: “エクルフェカン”
  • Persian: “اکلفکن”
  • Polish: “Ecclefechan”
  • Scots: “Ecclefechan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Fheichein Fechan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Fheichein”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Fheichin”
  • Serbian: “Eklfehan”
  • Serbian: “Еклфехан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Еклиш Ехеин”
  • Slovak: “Eaglais Fheichein”
  • Slovenian: “Ecclefechan”
  • Spanish: “Ecclefechan”
  • Swedish: “Ecclefechan”
  • Urdu: “ایکل فیکن”
  • Welsh: “Ecclefechan”
  • “Ecclefechan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shawbrae and Middlebie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace and The Arched House.

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