Langholm sits 8 miles (13 kilometres) north of the Anglo-Scottish border on the A7 road running between Edinburgh and Carlisle.

[2] Langholm is surrounded by four hills in the River Esk valley within Scotland's wider Southern Uplands.

The Monument commemorates the life and achievements of Sir John Malcolm (1769‑1833), former soldier, statesman, and historian.

A fort at nearby Langholm Castle was occupied by English soldiers during the war known as the Rough Wooing.

Thomas Wharton reported that at the end of April 1543, the soldiers burnt farms at Whitslade in Teviotdale.

[4] Regent Arran successfully besieged the fort in July 1547 and then travelled to the siege of St Andrews Castle to meet a French force.

The Episcopalian church on Castle Holm went into disuse before conversion into the Clan Armstrong museum, later moved to Gilnockie Tower.

[7][8] Langholm is in the parliamentary constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, David Mundell is the current Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP).

[13][14][15][16] In coverage by the international press, the Chicago Tribune's front-page story included a map of the British Isles marking only London and Langholm.

[10] The civil engineer and road builder Thomas Telford was born nearby, and worked in Langholm as an apprentice early in his career.

The town is home to a monument in his honour made of COR-TEN(r) steel, which takes the form of a large open book depicting images from his writings.

The first female corporate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan, was born and raised in Langholm, daughter of Rev.

Dave Stevenson, Olympic pole vaulter (1964 Tokyo Games) and businessman, was raised in the burgh and his company was based there.

The last regular passenger train was on 13 June 1964, although a special ran in March 1967; complete with restaurant car; the freight service continued until September 1967.

The Advertiser was owned by the CN Group Ltd.[22] The paper covers news from Langholm and its surrounding areas (notably Canonbie & Newcastleton) and is commonly referred to locally as 'The Squeak'.

This was a large-scale project involving a range of organisations including Game Conservancy Trust, CEH (or ITE as they were then known) and Buccleuch estates.