Limekilns Rig

Limekilns Rig is a forest in Scotland, United Kingdom. Limekilns Rig is situated nearby to the hamlet Heck, as well as near Hightae.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochmaben Castle and Old Lochmaben Castle.

Lochmaben Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by Edward I in the 14th century replacing an earlier motte and bailey castle, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland.

Old Lochmaben Castle

Archaeological site

Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale.

Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben

Church

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lockerbie and Lochmaben.

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.

Lochmaben

Town

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.

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.

Limekilns Rig

Type: Forest
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.1086° or 55° 6′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.4288° or 3° 25′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C7R4H5C+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384552307

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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