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| − | '''Heck''' is a hamlet in [[Dumfriesshire]]. It is to be found in a broad part of [[Annandale]], on the meadows on the west side of the [[River Annan]]. To the north is [[Lochmaben Castle]] on the shores of [[Castle Loch]]. | + | '''Heck''' is a hamlet in [[Dumfriesshire]]. It is to be found in a broad part of [[Annandale]], on the meadows on the west side of the [[River Annan]]. To the north is [[Lochmaben Castle]] on the shores of [[Castle Loch, Dumfriesshire|Castle Loch]]. |
Heck is two miles southeast of the town of [[Lochmaben]] and a mile north of the village of [[Hightae]]. | Heck is two miles southeast of the town of [[Lochmaben]] and a mile north of the village of [[Hightae]]. | ||
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{{Commons|Heck, Dumfries and Galloway}} | {{Commons|Heck, Dumfries and Galloway}} | ||
*[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5554.html Its page in the Gazetteer for Scotland] | *[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5554.html Its page in the Gazetteer for Scotland] | ||
| + | [[File:Lane by Heck, Dumfriesshire - geograph-3715907.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lane, by Heck]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:39, 23 April 2017
| Heck | |
| Dumfriesshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY096801 |
| Location: | 55°6’27"N, 3°25’3"W |
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| Postcode: | DG11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dumfries and Galloway |
Heck is a hamlet in Dumfriesshire. It is to be found in a broad part of Annandale, on the meadows on the west side of the River Annan. To the north is Lochmaben Castle on the shores of Castle Loch.
Heck is two miles southeast of the town of Lochmaben and a mile north of the village of Hightae.
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