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35: 225: 42: 300:. The original seat of the Jardines of Applegarth was at Spedlins Tower, constructed in the 15th century over the site of a previous tower which had been the family seat since the 12th century. In the early 19th Century the family seat was moved across the River Annan to Jardine Hall. 303:
The Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary at nearby Dryfeholm was established in 1984 by converting a piece of low productivity agricultural land into a wetland to attract resident and migratory birds. An artificial sand bank was also created and this was colonised by
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motorway about three kilometres (1.9 mi) north north east of the village. The primary school was founded by the Jardine family in the 19th century and was renovated and reopened in 1994.
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close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Lockerbie. The name is derived from the
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Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor
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chiefs were established at Applegarth by the fourteenth century, The 7th Baronet of Applegirth,
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The white-painted church at Applegarthtown with the war memorial in the foreground
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offered oblation at a chapel in the parish in 1300 on his way to
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Applegarth's Town is situated on the east bank of the
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Applegarthtown is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
OS grid reference
NY1084
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK
Scotland
55°08′N 3°25′W / 55.14°N 03.41°W / 55.14; -03.41

Lockerbie
Annandale
Dumfries and Galloway
River Annan
Old Norse
Edward I of England
Caerlaverock
A74(M)
Jardine
Sir William Jardine
naturalist

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