In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Eliock like this:

Eliock House, on Eliock Burn, in par. and 1½ mile SE. of Sanquhar, NW. Dumfries-shire; birthplace of "the Admirable Crichton" (1560-1583).

Eliock through time

Eliock is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eliock itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eliock, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26935

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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