Northburn

Northburn is a residential area in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Northburn is situated near the community center Bankshill Village Hall, as well as near the archaeological site Raggiewhate Enclosure.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Burnswark Hill.

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 south of Northburn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lockerbie and Ecclefechan.

Lockerbie

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.

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. Ecclefechan is situated 4½ miles south of Northburn.

Applegarthtown

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 5 miles west of Northburn.

Northburn

Type: Residential area
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.12331° or 55° 7′ 24″ north

Longitude

-3.281° or 3° 16′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C7R4PF9+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 376262404

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bankshill Village Hall and Raggiewhate Enclosure.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castlehill and Banks.

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