Eaglesfield is a village in south east

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 ...

in the local authority area of

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 counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

, Scotland.

History

Eaglesfield is of ancient origin, and Blacket Tower is the former seat of an old

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...

family, Clan Bell,a

sept A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as ''sliocht'', meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person ( ...

Clan Douglas Clan Douglas is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also in France and Sweden. The f ...

. There is some debate about the origin of the first element of the name which may derive from the Celtic word for a church, ''eglwys'' in modern Welsh, or ''eaglais'' in modern Scottish Gaelic. Springkell House, Palladian mansion of 1734

Additions of 1818 by architect Alexander Johnstone, alterations and interior remodelling in 1894

Many of the buildings in the village are of recent construction, from the 19th and 20th centuries. The village is a good example of a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

, as most of it is in and around a single road. The nearest town to Eaglesfield is Annan, which is located approximately away.54.991256,-3.259935 The small settlements of Gair and Waterbeck are also close by.

References

http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9805 Villages in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub