Dryfesdale ( ) is a

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of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is part of the county of

Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county. I ...

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The

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of Dryfesdale, located in the centre of Lockerbie, was dedicated to St Cuthbert. In 1116 it belonged to the See of Galloway. The civil parish of Dryfesdale includes the town of Lockerbie which has apparently existed since at least the days of

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influence in this part of Scotland in the period around AD 900. The name means ''Lockard's Farm'' in

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. The presence of the remains of a

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camp a mile to the west of the town suggests its origins may be even earlier. Lockerbie first entered recorded history, as ''Lokardebi'', in 1306. Strong old towers were at Netherplace, Old Walls, Kirkton Mains, Myrehead and Daltonhook. Remains of eight camps, some square or Roman, others circular or Caledonian, occur in different places, chiefly on hilltops. Two of them, Roman and Caledonian, confront each other on hills to the north east of Bengall village.Parish of Dryfesdale
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Pan Am Flight 103

Dryfesdale Cemetery has the main UK memorial to the victims of the bombing Pan Am Flight 103, which occurred on 21 December 1988, over the town of Lockerbie. There is a semicircular stone wall in the garden of remembrance with the names and nationalities of all the victims along with individual funeral stones and memorials. Inside the chapel there is a book of remembrance.

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Civil Parish Map of Dumfriesshire
showing the Civil Parish of Dryfesdale in

within the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway
Popular Rymes. pub. 1842 by William and Robert Chambers. pp.10-11
Dumfriesshire Villages in Dumfries and Galloway Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub

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Pan Am Flight 103

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