Watchhill

Watchhill is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Watchhill is situated nearby to the town Lochmaben, as well as near the locality Marjoriebanks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochmaben Hospital and Old Lochmaben Castle.

Lochmaben Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Hospital is a health facility in Woodlands Drive, Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

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

Mill Loch

Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaben and Applegarthtown.

Lochmaben

Town

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Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.

Applegarthtown

Hamlet

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Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 2½ miles east of Watchhill.

Millhousebridge

Hamlet

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Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Millhousebridge is centrally located between Lochmaben and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway. Millhousebridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Watchhill.

Watchhill

Type: Locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.13132° or 55° 7′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.46494° or 3° 27′ 54″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

9C7R4GJP+G2

GeoNames ID

13266561

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