Waterbeck | |
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Village | |
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| 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 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 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
- ^ 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.
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^ 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.
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