Eskdalemuir
| Eskdalemuir | |
| Dumfriesshire | |
|---|---|
 The old school in Eskdalemuir | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 55°16’8"N, 3°10’37"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 265 (2001) |
| Post town: | Langholm |
| Postcode: | DG13 |
| Dialling code: | 013873 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale |
Eskdalemuir is a small village and parish in Dumfriesshire, with a population of just 265 recorded in 2001. It is to be found in Eskdale, around 10 miles northwest of Langholm and 10 miles north-east of Lockerbie. The parish extends to the borders with Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire and to over 43,500 acres.
The area consists of high wet moorlands chiefly used for sheep grazing and forestry plantation. Settlement is generally located near to, or by one of the many tributaries of the Black Esk and White Esk rivers.
Eskdalemuir is best known for the nearby Eskdalemuir weather station and for the Kagyu Samyé Ling Buddhist Monastery and Tibetan Centre.
Eskdalemuir is rich in archaeological remains, including two neolithic stone circles, the Loupin Stanes and the Girdle Stanes, and bank barrow, Castle O'er, a possible centre for the Selgovae tribe, Raeburnfoot, a Roman fort and later dark age fortifications and settlements.
Social enterprise
In 2006 the Upper Eskdale Development Group was formed with the aim to foster community cohesion after the local pub, school, and post office closed, by the development of a community Hub, based in the former school building.
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