The village of Beattock is located in the southern lowlands of Scotland, and lies within the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is surrounded by the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta. It was an important stabling point for horses in the olden days with a coach house at one end of the village.
It also boasts a bridge designed and built by Thomas Telford. 10 miles (16 km) to the north of the village in the neighbouring administrative area of South Lanarkshire is Beattock Summit, which at 315 m (1033 ft) is the highest point on both the M74, and on the WCML in Scotland. The village was once given importance as steam trains needed to attach a banker locomotive from Beattock engine shed to the rear to assist them by pushing their heavy trains up the daunting incline that is Beattock bank. This was itself made famous in the poem by W H Auden written in 1936 specifically for use by the GPO Film Unit, when it was set to music by Benjamin Britten. The poem is called Night Mail.
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