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Dumfries & Galloway

Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace

Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers

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Address Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace Arched House High Street Lockerbie, Ecclefechan Dumfries and Galloway DG11 3DG

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