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Beattock, Old Brig InnCoaching Inn (19th Century), Hotel · 69 yd
Beattock BridgeRoad Bridge · 95 yd
Beattock StationEnclosure · 348 ydExplorer Tom Beattock Station is an enclosure with no known period, which means no trains have ever stopped here. There’s a prophecy that it will become a popular rest stop, but so far only the wind has taken a seat. It’s just waiting for someone to build a proper platform out of sheer stubbornness. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might be.
,_Beattock_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6411584.jpg/250px-Northbound_A74(M),_Beattock_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6411584.jpg "Photo: David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
BeattockLinear Feature (possible) · 585 ydExplorer Tom Beattock is a linear feature that’s possibly just a trench dug by someone who lost a bet with a tree in ancient times. The ghost that haunts it is too lazy to actually haunt anything, so he just sits on the wall and watches people drive past on the A74(M). Get there early and have it all to yourself, unless you count the sheep as company
Lochhouse TowerTower House (medieval) · 798 ydExplorer Tom Lochhouse Tower once caused the whole parish to argue about whether it was actually a tower or just a very tall chimney. Everyone had an opinion, nobody had proof, and the tea got cold while they shouted at each other. Best enjoyed with a bag of chips and no plans.
Auchen CastleArtillery Fortification (16th Century), Castle (medieval), Fishpond(s) (medieval), Folly (post Medieval) · 1705 ydExplorer Tom Auchen Castle has an artillery fortification and a fishpond, which suggests it was ready for war but also wanted to have lunch at the same time. The local sheep think it’s just a fancy rock pile with bad manners, especially when it tries to fire its guns during nap time. Ring your granny and tell her where you are.
War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
BearholmDitch, No Class (event) · 1.2 mi
Station ParkPark · 1.4 mi
Lord Dowding MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Co-opVisitor information · 1.5 mi
Moffat millVisitor information · 1.5 miMore historic places in Dumfries and Galloway · All of Dumfries and Galloway
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