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Waterbeck
Waterbeck is a small village in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway.[3][4][5] It is located on Beck Water in the parish of Middlebie.[6]
Waterbeck | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 55°05′15″N 3°10′43″W / 55.0874°N 03.1786°W[1] | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| Elevation | 103.1 m (338.3 ft) |
| Population (1961)[2] | |
| • Total | 75 |
Waterbeck contains a former United Presbyterian church[7][8] and a primary school.[9] Most buildings in the village are cottages from the 19th century. Waterbeck has a village hall. Originally a school, it was built around 1900.[10]
Waterbeck is the birthplace of Sir John Carruthers Beattie.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "#GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors".
- ^ "Waterbeck from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
- ^ "Waterbeck from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Wilson, John (1882). The Gazetteer of Scotland.
- ^ Thomson, George (2015). A history of Waterbeck : the story of a village in south-west Scotland. Waterbeck. ISBN 978-0-9540891-9-1. OCLC 913452753.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles.
- ^ Mackelvie, William (1873). Annals and statistics of the United Presbyterian Church. Internet Archive. Edinburgh : Oliphant and Elliott.
- ^ "Waterbeck Parish Church - Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Hottsbridge Primary School - Dumfries and Galloway Council". dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Gifford, John (1996). Dumfries and Galloway. Internet Archive. London : Penguin Books ; in association with the Buildings of Scotland Trust. ISBN 978-0-14-071067-0.
- ^ "Carruthers Beattie - Biography". Maths History. Retrieved 2023-01-06.