Lochhouse Tower
Lochhouse Tower is a mid-16th-century tower house situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was restored in the late 1970s and is now used as a private residence.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Brig Inn, Beattock and St Andrew’s Parish Church.
Old Brig Inn, Beattock
Building
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Brig Inn, Beattock is a building, which is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Lochhouse Tower.
St Andrew’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Parish Church is situated 1 mile north of Lochhouse Tower.
Moffat Museum
Museum
Moffat Museum is a community museum in Moffat, Scotland. It was established in the Old Moffat Bakehouse in 1984. The museum expanded into a neighbouring building and reopened in 2013. Moffat Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Lochhouse Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beattock and Moffat.
Beattock
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of Dumfries. Beattock was historically served by the A74 road and the West Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to the A74 motorway and no longer passes through the village.
Moffat
Town
Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Moffat is a burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland, it lies on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500.
Devil’s Beef Tub
Locality
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Beef Tub is a deep, dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-metre-deep hollow is formed by four hills, Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill and Ericstane Hill. Devil’s Beef Tub is situated 6 miles north of Lochhouse Tower.
Lochhouse Tower
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.31572° or 55° 18′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.44856° or 3° 26′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7R8H82+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1065570816OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7548754
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In Other Languages
From German to Urdu—“Lochhouse Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Lochhouse Tower”
- Urdu: “لوکگھر مینار”
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