Ecclefechan
Place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.06, -3.257 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 19 74 |
| Population: | 850 |
| Dialling code: | 01576 (Lockerbie) |
Ecclefechan is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, sitting in the rural valley of Annandale close to the main M74 corridor. It has a compact, agricultural character with rolling hills and farmland around it, and historically served as a coaching stop on the route between southern Scotland and Carlisle.
The village is best known as the birthplace of the writer Thomas Carlyle and the small cottage now preserved as his museum draws literary visitors; it also lends its name to the locally famous Ecclefechan tart. Today there’s a quietly close-knit community with farming, small local businesses and some commuters to nearby towns such as Dumfries and Carlisle, while walkers and history fans visit for the landscape and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Ecclefechan
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Eaglesfield Place 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Annandale South Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Annan Place 5 miles8.1 km
- Lockerbie Place 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Eastriggs Place 6 miles9.6 km
- Gretna Place 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Lochmaben Place 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bowness Parish 9.3 miles15 km
- Annandale East and Eskdale Ward 9.4 miles15.2 km
Example postcodes in Ecclefechan
DG11 3BT, DG11 3DE, DG11 3EN, DG11 3BZ, DG11 3DW, DG11 3DN, DG11 3EF, DG11 3DQ, DG11 3LG … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 60.8 miles97.9 km
- Edinburgh Airport 61.6 miles99.2 km
- Annan Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Lockerbie Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Ecclefechan
- Hoddom School Primary
Local points of interest
- Birrens Archaeological site 1 mile1.6 km
- Tundergarth Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 3 miles4.9 km
- Mount Annan Estate 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Galabank Stadium 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Kinmount House Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Rock Hall Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Jardine Hall Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Barony Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Robert Burns Centre Museum 14.3 miles23 km
- Palmerston Park Stadium 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.9 miles23.9 km