Waterbeck Explained

Waterbeck
Coordinates:	55.0874°N -3.1786°W
Elevation M:	103.1
Population As Of:	1961
Population Total:	75
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Settlement Type:	Village
Governing Body:	Dumfries and Galloway Council
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]

Waterbeck is a small village in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway.^{[3] [4] [5]} It is located on Beck Water in the parish of Middlebie.^[6]

Waterbeck contains a former United Presbyterian church^{[7] [8]} and a primary school.^[9] Most buildings in the village are cottages from the 19th century. Waterbeck has a village hall. Originally a school, it was built around 1900.^[10]

Waterbeck is the birthplace of Sir John Carruthers Beattie.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waterbeck from the Gazetteer for Scotland .
2. Web site: #GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors .
3. Web site: Waterbeck from The Gazetteer for Scotland . 2023-01-06 . www.scottish-places.info . en-gb.
4. Book: Wilson, John . The Gazetteer of Scotland . 1882.
5. Book: Thomson, George . A history of Waterbeck : the story of a village in south-west Scotland . 2015 . 978-0-9540891-9-1 . Waterbeck . 913452753.
6. Book: Bartholomew, John . Gazetteer of the British Isles . 1887.
7. Book: Mackelvie, William . Annals and statistics of the United Presbyterian Church . 1873 . Edinburgh : Oliphant and Elliott . Internet Archive.
8. Web site: Waterbeck Parish Church - Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway - Places of Worship in Scotland SCHR . 2023-01-06 . www.scottishchurches.org.uk.
9. Web site: Hottsbridge Primary School - Dumfries and Galloway Council . 2023-01-06 . dumgal.gov.uk . en.
10. Book: Gifford, John . Dumfries and Galloway . 1996 . London : Penguin Books ; in association with the Buildings of Scotland Trust . Internet Archive . 978-0-14-071067-0.
11. Web site: Carruthers Beattie - Biography . 2023-01-06 . Maths History . en.