| Beattock | |
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 The Old Brig Inn, acoaching inn on the oldA74 road at Beattock. | |
  Beattock Location withinDumfries and Galloway | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOFFAT |
| Postcode district | DG10 |
| Dialling code | 01683 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| 55°18′29″N3°27′29″W / 55.308°N 3.458°W /55.308; -3.458 | |
Beattock is a village inDumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately1⁄2 mile (800 metres) southwest ofMoffat and 19 miles (31 kilometres) north ofDumfries.
Beattock was historically served by theA74 road and theWest Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to theA74(M) motorway and no longer passes through the village.Beattock railway station was closed in 1972.
Beattock Summit is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the north of the village in the neighbouring administrative area ofSouth Lanarkshire. At 1,033 ft (315 m) it is the highest point on both theM74, and on theWest Coast Main Line within Scotland. The poetW. H. Auden's 1936 workNight Mail makes reference to the summit.
TheSouthern Upland Way[1] and theAnnandale Way[2] run close to the village.
Beattock is in theparliamentary constituency ofDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale,David Mundell is the currentConservative Partymember of parliament.
Ecclefechan is part of theSouth Scotlandregion in theScottish Parliament, being in the constituency ofDumfriesshire.Oliver Mundell of theConservatives is theMSP.
BeforeBrexit, for theEuropean Parliament its residents voted to electMEP's for theScotland constituency.
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