Eskdalemuir
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 16 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LANGHOLM | ||
| ZIP code section | DG13 | ||
| prefix | 013873 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumfriesshire | ||
Eskdalemuir ( Esk Valley Bog ) is a place in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway .
geography
Eskdalemuir is located within a humid high moor area that is mainly used for sheep breeding and forestry .
The place is on the banks of the White Esk , which connects several kilometers south with the Black Esk to the Esk .
Attractions
Weather station
Eskdalemuir is known for its weather station, where Lewis Fry Richardson - the inventor of numerical weather forecast - once worked. The place holds the British rainfall record. On June 26, 1953, 80 mm of precipitation was measured there within 30 minutes.
Tibetan monastery
The Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery ( Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Center ) was established in 1967 on the site of a former hunting lodge.
Excavations
In Eskdalemuir, archaeologists discovered two stone circles ( Girdle Stanes , Loupin Stanes ) as well as finds from Roman times and medieval fortifications. The stone box of King Shaw's Grave is also by the village .
Web links
- www.visionofbritain.org.uk (statistical data)
- Samye Ling (English website of the monastery)