Lochmaben
Sign in to saveLochmaben () is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. It was subsequently taken by Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas in 1384/5 and was abandoned in the early 17th century. The town itself became a Royal Burgh in 1447.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Lochmaben
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Loch Mhabain
- UK place.static_image
- Lochmaben town centre.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The town centre showing Lochmaben Town Hall and the statue of Robert the Bruce
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NY081824
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.language
- English
- UK place.post_town
- Lockerbie
- UK place.postcode_area
- DG
- UK place.postcode_district
- DG11
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Dumfries
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Dumfriesshire
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- History
- Etymology
- Early inhabitants
- Lords of Annandale
- Castles and battles
- Town
- Governance
- Healthcare
- Education
- Recreation
- Economy
- Notable people
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- References
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Lochmaben () is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. It was subsequently taken by Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas in 1384/5 and was abandoned in the early 17th century. The town itself became a Royal Burgh in 1447.
==History== ===Etymology=== It is likely that the name Lochmaben represents the Roman name . This name is Brittonic in origin, and contains the element , meaning 'marshy or brackish water' (Welsh , Gaelic ), and the name Mapon, a deity name meaning "Great (divine) son or youth". The first part of the name could also be explained as log, an element derived from Latin , 'a place".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lochmaben” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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