Locharbriggs

Place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Coordinates:55.098, -3.578
OS grid ref:NX 99 79
Population:5,960
Dialling code: 01387 (Dumfries)
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Locharbriggs is a small village on the eastern edge of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, set beside the low-lying peatlands of Lochar Moss and surrounded by gently rolling agricultural country. Its location on the approaches to the county town gives it a semi-rural, commuter-village feel while keeping quick access to the shops and services of Dumfries.

The place is best known for the distinctive warm red sandstone quarried locally - historically referred to as Locharbriggs stone - which helped shape many Victorian public buildings and terraces across Scotland and beyond and still forms a strong part of local identity. The village grew around that industry and today combines that quarrying heritage with everyday community life: local clubs, pubs and schools, and many residents who work in Dumfries or commute further afield.

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Example postcodes in Locharbriggs

DG1 1UU, DG1 1RN, DG1 3QJ, DG1 3PD, DG1 3PE, DG1 3RZ, DG1 3QP, DG1 3SQ, DG1 1UR … See all

Transport links

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport 48.8 miles
  • Edinburgh Airport 59.4 miles
  • Dumfries Railway Station 2 miles
  • Lockerbie Railway Station 9 miles

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Schools in Locharbriggs

  • Common Thread School (Dumfries and Kilmarnock) Independent - special
  • Heathhall Primary School Primary
  • Locharbriggs School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Lincluden House Estate 2.4 miles
  • Robert Burns Centre Museum 2.6 miles
  • Palmerston Park Stadium 2.7 miles
  • Cargen Estate 5 miles
  • Rock Hall Estate 5 miles
  • The Barony Estate 5 miles
  • Friars Carse Estate 5.5 miles
  • Jardine Hall Estate 7.9 miles
  • Raehills Estate 10.1 miles
  • Hoddam Castle Estate 11.3 miles
  • Kinmount House Estate 11.3 miles
  • Tundergarth Estate 12.3 miles