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Townfoot, LANGHOLM, DG13 0ET

Milestone by the A7, in parish of Langholm (Dunfermline District), Langholm Townfoot, between 118 and 120 High Street. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DG_EDCL73

This cairn at Townfoot marks the site of the former railway station in the town. A branch line to Langholm from the Carlisle to Hawick railway line was opened on 18th April 1864 and closed to passengers on 15th June 1964. The last train left the station on 13th June 1964 and the line was completely closed on 18th September 1967. I chatted to an interesting old couple after I took this photo. They first met at Riccarton Junction on the Waverley Line and used to stay at Whitrope Cottages by the line. He worked on the railways and was on the last train that left Langholm. For more information about Langholm Station and the branch line, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/langholm/

The cairn at Townfoot marks the site of the former railway station in the town. A branch line to Langholm from the Carlisle to Hawick railway line was opened on 18th April 1864 and closed to passengers on 15th June 1964. The last train left the station on 13th June 1964 and the line was completely closed on 18th September 1967. I chatted to an interesting old couple after I took this photo. They first met at Riccarton Junction on the Waverley Line and used to stay at Whitrope Cottages by the line. He worked on the railways and was on the last train that left Langholm. For more information about Langholm Station and the branch line, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/langholm/ For a view of the cairn, see Image

When the numbering system for main roads was introduced in the 1930s, the road through Langholm was numbered as the A7, this being envisaged as the most obvious route between Carlisle and Edinburgh. With the growth in both the amount of traffic and the size of lorries, this bottleneck (and others along the way) mean that it is no longer suitable for modern conditions. Although still a busy road, most traffic from Carlisle to Edinburgh now proceeds via the M74 and the A702.

Formerly Langholm’s South United Presbyterian Church built in 1884; it is a plain buttressed rectangle with a lead spire. This was a difficult subject to photograph due to the confined space in a narrow street.

This doorway at the northwest end of the Whitecroft Hotel in Langholm was made as an apprentice-piece by Thomas Telford during his training as a stonemason. The famous civil engineer was born at Glendinning near Langholm in 1757.

There are three items of note in this area off the High Street in front of Langholm Library. On the left is the site of the Mercat Cross; centre right is a statue to Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, G.C.B, G.C.M.G., born February 21st 1768 at Douglen near Langholm and died July 20th 1838; and on the right is a doorway Image] made by the famous civil engineer Thomas Telford when working as an apprentice mason at Langholm. Telford was born at Glendinning near Langholm in 1757.