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    Green Tourism Award - Bronze

    Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace is in Ecclefechan, 5.5m SE of Lockerbie, 6m NW of Gretna Green.

    Bus: White Star and Stagecoach, Lockerbie to Ecclefechan; (08457) 090510
    Cycling: NCN 74
    Train: Lockerbie station, 5.5 miles.
    Road: Off M74, on A74
    Ordnance Survey Ref: NY193745
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    • - Thomas Carlyle’s birthplace welcomes international academics

      Staff and volunteers at the National Trust for Scotland’s Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace in Ecclefechan are preparing to welcome a delegation of world-wide experts on the writer, on Saturday 6 September.  more>

    • - Try something new this year with the National Trust for Scotland

      Land rover safaris, sea kayaking and podcast tours are just a few of the treats on offer at National Trust for Scotland properties this summer and beyond. more>

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