Locharbriggs is a village in
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Ki ...
, Scotland. It is located near the Lochar Water, north-northeast of the town of
Dumfries. It was one of several villages that stood on the edge of the Lochar Moss which was largely reclaimed in the 19th Century. The Locharbriggs
locality
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(which also includes neighbouring Heathhall) had an estimated population of in 2016.
Locharbriggs is known for the quarrying of distinctive red sandstone of the
Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation
The Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation is a geological formation, formation of Cisuralian age (Early Permian). It consists of a 1000 m thick sequence of very Sorting (geology), well-sorted aeolian processes, aeolian sandstones, with well developed du ...
. This has been used for buildings in towns and cities including Dumfries, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The stone has also been exported further afield, including for the construction of the steps of the
Statue of Liberty in New York. Only one quarry now remains active.
The village's amenities include bus services, three local shops, a public house (the Lochar Inn), a social club, a Chinese takeaway, fish and chip shop, hairdressers, community centre, a library, and a primary school.
Transport links from Locharbriggs to Dumfries often suffer during school holidays, when major works are routinely carried out on the main A701 trunk road.
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Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries
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