Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Ecclefechan within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Ecclefechan, vil. with ry. sta., Hoddom par., Dumfries, 5¾ m. SE. of Lockerbie, 20 NW. of Carlisle, and 81 SW. of Edinburgh, pop. 768; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the birthplace and burial-place of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881).