Blacket House

Blacket House is a bus stop in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Blacket House is situated near the building Sunnybrae House, Eaglesfield, as well as near Palmersgill Lodge, Springkell House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Blatobulgium and Robgill Tower.

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 1½ miles west of Blacket House.

Robgill Tower

Castle

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Robgill Tower is a tower house near Kirkpatrick Fleming on the banks of the river Kirtle. It was one of a number of towers built along the border as protection against incursions by the English. Robgill Tower is situated 2 miles south of Blacket House.

Merkland Cross

Wayside cross

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merkland Cross is a wayside cross, which is situated 1½ miles south of Blacket House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eaglesfield and Kirtlebridge.

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.

Kirtlebridge

Village

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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.

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 3 miles west of Blacket House.

Blacket House

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.06188° or 55° 3′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.18675° or 3° 11′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C7R3R67+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 487195098

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sunnybrae House, Eaglesfield and Palmersgill Lodge, Springkell House.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Blacket House and Post Office.

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