Scotland
South West
Dumfries & Galloway

Applegarthtown

Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near in , , Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Applegarth Town” and “Applegarth, Dumfries and Galloway”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Steven’s Croft power station and Old Lochmaben Castle.

Power station
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steven's Croft is a wood-fired power station near in Scotland. It started energy production in 2008. It is operated by E.ON and produces 44 MW of electricity, burns 60% waste from timber production, 20% coppiced wood, and 20% recycled fibre.

Archaeological site
Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in , Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale. is situated 2 miles southwest of Applegarthtown.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined castle in the town of , the feudal Lordship of , and the united county of . It was built by Edward I in the 14th century replacing an earlier motte and bailey castle, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland. is situated 2 miles southwest of Applegarthtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millhousebridge and Lochmaben.

Hamlet
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is a village in , .

Town
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles west of , in . By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt . is situated 2 miles southwest of Applegarthtown.

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is a town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.

Applegarthtown

Latitude
55.14415° or 55° 8′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.4059° or 3° 24′ 21″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C7R4HVV+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8213891493
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2657230
Wiki­data ID
Q4781340
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Applegarthtown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Applegarthtown”
  • Dutch: “Applegarthtown”
  • French: “Applegarthtown”
  • Galician: “Applegarthtown”
  • Irish: “Applegarthtown”
  • Scots: “Aiplegarthtoun”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Applegarthtown”
  • Spanish: “Applegarth”
  • Spanish: “Applegarthtown”
  • Spanish: “Applegirth”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Applegarth Church and Applegarth.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Applegarthtown”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.