Glenlochar
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 59 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | CASTLE DOUGLAS | ||
| ZIP code section | DG7 | ||
| prefix | 01556 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Galloway and West Dumfries | ||
Glenlochar is a hamlet in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway or the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire . It is located about four kilometers northwest of Castle Douglas on the right bank of the Dee , which flows there over a weir from the dammed Loch Ken .
history
During the Roman occupation of Britain , a Roman camp was located along a Roman road on the opposite bank of the Dee. Archaeological studies also show the possibility that the site was already settled in the Bronze Age. At Glenlochar, a weir was built to dam Loch Ken in the 1930s. It is part of a system of hydroelectric power plants, which at the hydroelectric plant Tongland southwest to the nine kilometers Tongland ends.
traffic
Glenlochar is located on the B795. The side road connects the village to the A713 in the east. Here she crosses the Dee on the Glenlochar Bridge , built in the 1790s . In the west the B795 leads to the A762 . The A75 ( Stranraer - Gretna Green ) is reached in the south via a side road that joins Glenlochar .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Glenlochar in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
