Waterbeck
Village
Coordinates: 55°05′15″N 3°10′43″W / 55.0874°N 03.1786°W / 55.0874; -03.1786[1]
Government
 • BodyDumfries and Galloway Council
Elevation
[1]
103.1 m (338.3 ft)
Population
 (1961)[2]
 • Total75

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

  1. 1 2 "#GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors".
  2. ↑ "Waterbeck from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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.


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