Old Photograph Beeswing Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Beeswing, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village was previously known as Lochend in reference to its position near Loch Arthur, which lies to the east of the village and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake. It is believed that King Arthur made his way through Cumbria to the southwest of Scotland and laid camp on the side of Lock Arthur, or Loch End as it was known at the time. The Loch is in a heart shape, as can been seen from a prominent high point on the east of the Loch. There is a site on the western edge of the Loch that once held an "over water" village during the Stone or Bronze Age. The occupants of the village lived in pillar-supported buildings out in the lake, some 70 feet from the bank, allowing for safety and security.



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