Rowanburn
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Rowanburn is a clachan in Eskdale, in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa in Scotland. It is locatit near Canobie, aboot 5 mile sootheast o Langham and aboot ae mile fae the Scots-English Mairch.
Rowanburn wis foondit as a coal minin community in the late 19t century tae hoose miners fae the Canobie coalfield. Thare is a memoral in the clachan til the noo-closed coal mines. Til the sooth is the Riddings Viaduct, a nine-span railwey viaduct built in 1864 for the Border Union Railway.
Several ferms in the aurie wis spulyit bi the 2001 Fit-an-mooth creesis that swith spreidit via the local fermstockin mercat in Langtoon in Cumbria.
The anely veelage shap, an gairden centre, closed in 2003.
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Coordinates: 55°05′10″N 2°55′34″W / 55.086°N 2.926°W
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