Heck
Heck is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Heck is situated nearby to the hamlet Hightae, as well as near Smallholm.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochmaben Castle and Old Lochmaben Castle.
Lochmaben Castle
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Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. 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.
Old Lochmaben Castle
Archaeological site
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. Old Lochmaben Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Heck.
Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben
Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben is situated 1½ miles northwest of Heck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochmaben and Applegarthtown.
Lochmaben
Town
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochmaben is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. Lochmaben is situated 2 miles northwest of Heck.
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 north of Heck.
Lockerbie
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Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway 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.
Heck
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.10679° or 55° 6′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.41725° or 3° 25′ 2″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9C7R4H4M+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 36319001OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13275884
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