Bessie’s Apron Plantation

Bessie’s Apron Plantation is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Bessie’s Apron Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Hazelberry, as well as near the village Ecclefechan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burnswark Hill and Purdomstone Reservoir.

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.

Purdomstone Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.