Glenlochar

Glenlochar (Gd: Gleann Lochair) is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway.

Etymologically speaking, Glenlochar may be connected to the ancient name Loukopibía,[1] and derived from the Brittonic -luch-, "marshy/brackish water" (Welsh llwch, Gaelic loch),[1] or lǖch, "bright, shining",[1] with the adjectival suffix -ar.

[1] The first part of the name is either Brittonic glïnn- (Welsh glyn) or Gaelic gleann,[1] both meaning "a valley", anglicised as Scots glen.

[1] The buried remains of a large Roman fort exist on the eastern bank of the River Dee, opposite Glenlochar.

The fort was built in 81 AD by the Governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola and enclosed an area roughly 7 acres (2.8 ha).