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Locharbriggs
Sign in to saveLocharbriggs is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near the Lochar Water, north-northeast of the town of Dumfries. It was one of several villages that stood on the edge of the Lochar Moss which was largely reclaimed in the 19th century. The Locharbriggs locality (which also includes neighbouring Heathhall) had an estimated population of in .
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Place details
- Locality
- Dumfries
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,960
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Locharbriggs
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX9980
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.post_town
- DUMFRIES
- UK place.postcode_district
- DG1
- UK place.postcode_area
- DG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01387
- UK place.static_image_name
- Locharbriggs.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Locharbriggs
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Locharbriggs is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near the Lochar Water, north-northeast of the town of Dumfries. It was one of several villages that stood on the edge of the Lochar Moss which was largely reclaimed in the 19th century. The Locharbriggs locality (which also includes neighbouring Heathhall) had an estimated population of in .
Locharbriggs is known for the quarrying of distinctive red sandstone of the Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation. This has been used for buildings in towns and cities including Dumfries, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The stone has also been exported further afield, including for the construction of the steps of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Only one quarry now remains active.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Locharbriggs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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