Westerkirk
Westerkirk is a parish in the district of Eskdale in eastern Dumfriesshire adjacent to the border with Roxburghshire. It extends 10 miles in length from north to south, with an extreme breadth of 6½ miles. It is bounded on the north by Teviothead (in Roxburghshire), and on the other sides by the parishes of Ewes, Langholm, Tundergarth, Hutton and Corrie, and Eskdalemuir. The village is about five miles north-west of Langholm, and stands at the confluence of the rivers Meggot and Stennis with the Esk, and on the B709 road from Langholm to Ettrick.
The surface is generally hilly and mountainous, abounding in sheepwalks. In the vicinity are ruins of Westerhall and Glendonwyn or Glendenning towers, with some remains of Crooks and Enzieholm towers, besides several hill forts and burians or "picts" houses, and Druidical circle and several ancient camps.
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- Location map: 55°13’1"N, 3°6’58"W
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