Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace, The Arched House, Carlyle Place, High Street, Ecclefechan
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Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace, The Arched House, Carlyle Place, High Street, Ecclefechan
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 10 Jun 2023
Category A listed pair of houses, the right house the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881). The houses were built by Thomas’ father and Uncle, both stonemasons, and finished 5 years before his birth in 1790. The House has been open to the public since a month after Carlyle’s death in 1881 leaving the property relatively untouched and unmodernised. The full height rear wing to Carlyle's house is now the caretaker's house added/heightened in 19th century and extended one bay in 20th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.059126
Longitude
-3.264323