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Glencaple

Stane cairn in Glencaple, instawed in celebration o the year 2000
Glencaple is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Glencaple
Glencaple
Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
OS grid referenceNX996687
Cooncil area
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounDUMFRIES
Postcode destrictDG1
PoliceScots
FireScots
AmbulanceScots
EU PairlamentScotland
UK Pairlament
Scots Pairlament
Leet o places
UK
Scotland
Coordinates: 55°00′11″N 3°34′22″W / 55.00306°N 3.57278°W / 55.00306; -3.57278

Glencaple is a clachan in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. Situatit on the banks o the River Nith, it ance served as a port for nearby Dumfries.

Dumfries F.C. played thair hame matches at Norfolk Park in Glencaple. Glencaple is hame an aw o the Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre.[1]

On 7 September 2012, Princess Alexandra appent the Caerlaverock Shop and Tearooom in Glencaple, accompanied bi the Laird-Lieutenand o Dumfries, Jean Tulloch.[2] The tearoom is operatit bi Mary Mumford, 15t Leddy Herries o Terregles, an umwhile leddy-in-waitin tae Princess Alexandra an her sister, Baroness Herries.[3]

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