Shawbrae Moor Plantation

Shawbrae Moor Plantation is a coniferous forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Shawbrae Moor Plantation is situated nearby to the village Ecclefechan, as well as near the hamlet Middlebie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blatobulgium and Repentance 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.

Repentance Tower

Historic building

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The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ecclefechan and Brydekirk.

Ecclefechan

Village

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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

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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.