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 miles
- Annandale South Ward 4.2 miles
- Annan Place 5 miles
- Lockerbie Place 5.9 miles
- Eastriggs Place 6 miles
- Gretna Place 8.8 miles
- Lochmaben Place 8.9 miles
- Bowness Parish 9.3 miles
- Annandale East and Eskdale Ward 9.4 miles
Example postcodes in Ecclefechan
DG11 3EQ, DG11 3DL, DG11 3DQ, DG11 3LG, DG11 3DH, DG11 3DT, DG11 3DP, DG11 3DE, DG11 3EB … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 60.8 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 61.6 miles
- Annan Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Lockerbie Railway Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Ecclefechan Ad
- Kirkconnel Hall Hotel 2 0.9 miles
- Powfoot Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- Hetland Hall Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Somerton House Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The Mill Forge 3 6.1 miles
- Corner House Hotel 3 5 miles
- Kings Arms Hotel 2 5.8 miles
- Gretna Hall Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Gretna Green M74 3 7.7 miles
- Sure Hotel by Best Western Lockerbie 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Ecclefechan
- Hoddom School Primary
Local points of interest
- Birrens Archaeological site 1 mile
- Tundergarth Estate 2.8 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 3 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 4.2 miles
- Galabank Stadium 4.6 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 5.6 miles
- Rock Hall Estate 9 miles
- Jardine Hall Estate 9.7 miles
- The Barony Estate 13.2 miles
- Robert Burns Centre Museum 14.3 miles
- Palmerston Park Stadium 14.6 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.9 miles