Eskdalemuir Forest is a forest north of

Eskdalemuir Eskdalemuir is a civil parish and small village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, with a population of 265.

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Ki ...

, in southern

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

. It was created as a private enterprise by the Economic Forestry Group during the 1970s. Eskdalemuir Forest is adjoined by

Craik Forest Craik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission. It is adjoined to the south-west by Eskdalemuir Forest. See also *Craik, Scottish Borders *Ettrick Forest *Wauchope Forest *List ...

to the north-east and Castle O'er Forest to the south. Eskdalemuir is one of a number of small settlements lying along the White Esk valley which bisects Eskdalemuir forest.

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Dumfries and Galloway Forests and woodlands of Scotland {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub