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Lincluden Collegiate Church, Lincluden, Dumfries Tel: 01387 770244.
Lincluden Collegiate Church situated on the banks of the beautiful
River Nith is one of the finest examples of medieval architecture
in Scotland. Here are the remains of a collegiate church and
the accommodation for its canons founded in 1389 by Archibald
the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas, on the site of an earlier nunnery.
About 9 miles west of Lockerbie.
Twelve Apostles Stone
Circle, near Nithsdale, Dumfries. Twelve Apostles is the largest
stone circle in mainland Scotland and one of the largest in Great
Britain, with its maximum diameter of 88m. The site is split
by a hedge and contains eleven stones. About 9 miles west of
Lockerbie.
Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace, The Arched House, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie
DG11 3DG. Tel: 01576 300666. The great social historian Thomas
Carlyle was born here in 1795. The interior reflects life in
the late 18th Century and contains collections of portraits,
manuscripts and personal belonging of Carlyle. About 7 miles
south of Lockerbie.
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