Lochmaben

Lochmaben
The town centre showing Lochmaben Town Hall and the statue of Robert the Bruce
Lochmaben Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population	2,180 (2022)[1]
Language	English
OS grid reference	NY081824
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area	Dumfries
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lockerbie
Postcode district	DG11
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Scottish Parliament	Dumfriesshire
List of places UK Scotland 55°07′41″N 3°26′29″W / 55.12807°N 3.4413°W / 55.12807; -3.4413

Lochmaben (Gaelic: Loch Mhabain) is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle. It was subsequently taken by Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas in 1384/5 and was abandoned in the early 17th century. The town itself became a Royal Burgh in 1447.