The Arched House

The Arched House is a museum in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. The Arched House is situated nearby to the museum Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace, as well as near the village Ecclefechan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blatobulgium and Purdomstone Reservoir.

Blatobulgium

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 east of The Arched House.

Purdomstone Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Purdomstone Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of The Arched House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ecclefechan and Brydekirk.

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.

Brydekirk

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan. Brydekirk is situated 2½ miles south of The Arched House.

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 3 miles east of The Arched House.

The Arched House

Type: Museum
Address: Ecclefechan, DG11 3DG
Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.05912° or 55° 3′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.26418° or 3° 15′ 51″ west

Operator

National Trust for Scotland

Open location code

9C7R3P5P+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1266237668

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

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