Waterbeck

Waterbeck
Village
Coordinates: 55°05′15″N3°10′43″W / 55.0874°N 03.1786°W / 55.0874; -03.1786 [1]
Government
• Body	Dumfries and Galloway Council
Elevation [1]	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

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3. "Waterbeck from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
4. Wilson, John (1882). The Gazetteer of Scotland.
5. 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.
6. Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles.
7. Mackelvie, William (1873). Annals and statistics of the United Presbyterian Church. Internet Archive. Edinburgh : Oliphant and Elliott.
8. "Waterbeck Parish Church - Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
9. "Hottsbridge Primary School - Dumfries and Galloway Council". dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
10. 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.
11. "Carruthers Beattie - Biography". Maths History. Retrieved 2023-01-06.