Lochmaben

Lochmaben
The town centre showing Lochmaben Town Hall and the statue of Robert the Bruce
Lochmaben is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Lochmaben
Lochmaben
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population2,180 (2022)[1]
LanguageEnglish
OS grid referenceNY081824
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLockerbie
Postcode districtDG11
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°07′41″N 3°26′29″W / 55.12807°N 3.4413°W / 55.12807; -3.4413

Lochmaben (Gaelic: Loch Mhabain) is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles (6 km) 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.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.