Ecclefechan
Ecclefechan is an electrical substation in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Ecclefechan is situated nearby to the forest Glover’s Wood, as well as near the coniferous forest Shawbrae Moor Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blatobulgium and Burnswark Hill.
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 2½ miles east of Ecclefechan.
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 north of Ecclefechan.
Purdomstone Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purdomstone Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ecclefechan.
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 3 miles south of Ecclefechan.
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 3½ miles east of Ecclefechan.
Ecclefechan
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.06602° or 55° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.28498° or 3° 17′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7R3P88+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 237574956
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