LANGHOLM  , a

burgh of barony and police burgh of Dumfries-shire, Scotland . Pop . (1901) 3142 . It is situated on both sides of the Esk, 16 m . N.E. of Annan, the terminus of a branch line connecting with the North British railway system at Riddings Junction . The Esk is crossed by a three-arched stone bridge, uniting the old town on the left bank with the new on the right, and a suspension bridge . Ewes Water, which falls into the river, is spanned by a two-arched bridge, 1 m . N. of the town . The public buildings include the town hall—a substantial edifice with a tower rising in three tiers from the body of the structure, the Telford library, and the Hope hospital for aged poor . Already famous for its plaids and blankets, the prosperity of the burgh advanced when it took up the manufacture of tweeds . Distilling, brewing, dyeing and tanning are also important industries . The Esk and Liddel being favourite fishing streams, Langholm is the headquarters of the association which protects the rights of anglers .

About 1m. to the N.W. stands Langholm

Lodge, a seat of the duke of Buccleuch, and some 4 M . S.E. is Gilnockie Tower, the peel-house that belonged to Johnny Armstrong, the freebooter, who was executed by order of James V. in 1530 .