Dryfesdale
Dryfesdale is part of the dale of the Dryfe Water in Dumfriesshire and also a civil parish, the main town of which is Lockerbie.
Overview
The Church of Dryfesdale was dedicated to St Cuthbert. In 1116 it belonged to the See of Galloway. [1]
Lockerbie has apparently existed since at least the days of Viking influence in this area in the period around AD 900: the name means Lockard's Farm in Old Norse. The presence of the remains of a Roman camp a mile to the west of the town suggests its origins may be even earlier. Lockerbie first entered recorded history, as Lokardebi, in 1306.
Strong old towers were at Netherplace, Old Walls, Kirkton Mains, Myrehead, and Daltonhook.
Remains of eight camps, some square or Roman, others circular or Caledonian, occur in different places, chiefly on hilltops. Two of them, Roman and Caledonian, confront each other on hills to the northeast of Bengall village.
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