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is the local name for the area containing the fort remains; this reflects the incorrect identification on Ordnance Survey maps prior to the 1940s as the site of an abbey.
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fort exist on the eastern bank of the River Dee, opposite Glenlochar. The fort was built in 81 AD by the Governor
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Glenlochar House is a late 18th/19th century Georgian house with its principal facade overlooking the River Dee.
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Glenlochar has a small community hall which used to be the local school.
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Etymologically speaking, Glenlochar may be connected to the ancient name
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
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Glenlochar was the site of a training camp for the construction of
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The Glenlochar Barrage on the River Dee is part of the
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and enclosed an area roughly 7 acres (2.8 ha).
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River Dee
Balmaghie
Kirkcudbrightshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Balmaghie Kirk
Castle Douglas
Brittonic
Welsh
Gaelic
loch
Gaelic
Scots
glen
Roman
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Abbey Yard
World War II
Bailey bridges
Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme
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