Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace is a museum in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace is situated nearby to the museum The Arched House, as well as near the village Ecclefechan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blatobulgium and Purdomstone Reservoir.
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 east of Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.
Purdomstone Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purdomstone Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecclefechan and 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.
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 Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.
Kirtlebridge
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Kirtlebridge is situated 3 miles east of Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
- 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
55.05918° or 55° 3′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.26427° or 3° 15′ 51″ westOperator
National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C7R3P5P+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 374844698OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Arched House and Ecclefechan, Hoddom Road, War Memorial.
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