Purdomstone, Settlement
Purdomstone, Settlement is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Purdomstone, Settlement is situated nearby to Purdomstone Reservoir, as well as near the forest Backburn Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Purdomstone Reservoir and Blatobulgium.
Blatobulgium
Archaeological site
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Blatobulgium was a Roman fort, located at the modern-day site known as Birrens, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It protected the main western road to Scotland. Blatobulgium is situated 1¼ miles south of Purdomstone, Settlement.
Burnswark Hill
Peak
Burnswark Hill, to the east of the A74 between Ecclefechan and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, is a prominent flat-topped hill, composed of basalt deposited some 300 million years ago as a local flow of lava. Burnswark Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Purdomstone, Settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecclefechan and Eaglesfield.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border. Ecclefechan is situated 2 miles southwest of Purdomstone, Settlement.
Eaglesfield
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Eaglesfield is situated 2½ miles southeast of Purdomstone, Settlement.
Kirtlebridge
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirtlebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. It is located 8 kilometres north-east of Annan, 5 kilometres north-west of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, and 1.5 kilometres south of Eaglesfield. Kirtlebridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Purdomstone, Settlement.
Purdomstone, Settlement
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.08346° or 55° 5′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.2351° or 3° 14′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7R3QM7+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 13567272713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Middlebie Church and Backburn Wood.
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