Lockerbie - Dumfries and Galloway is located in the south-west of Scotland, an estimated 75 miles from Glasgow and 20 miles from England's' border on the Coordinates 55 Degrees 07' 12''North and 3 Degrees 21'25''West.
The area boasts with an approximate population of 4,009 inhabitants.
Lockerbie's town hall is a must see for any tourist with a love for the finer architectural gems life has to offer.
This immense building is an exquisite example of Scottish baronial architecture, built in local red sandstone.
The building overlooks a war memorial built in memory of the Second World War, with characteristic bronze angel statue on top of a white base.
Historically, Lockerbie - Dumfries and Galloway served as a trading post for cattle and sheep.
Because of close border proximity, cattle trade reigned supreme for a significant period of time.
Even today, sheep auctions are still held on a regular basis.
Approximately 2.
4 kilometers south on the Dalton road the remains of a war prison can be found, which housed more than 450 Ukrainian volunteers after the Second World War.
A chapel was also built which is still in use, currently holding Ukrainian services once every month.
The area is most probably best known for being the spot where a Pan Am Flight crashed and burnt due to terrorist bombing on the 21th December 1988.
A total of 11 local were killed in the Sherwood area, where the plane's fuel tanks and wings fell in a huge explosion, leaving an immense crater in the ground.
A total of 270 deaths were recorded which consists of citizens of twenty-one countries.
Later it was revealed the event as the largest investigation ever launched in Scottish history and became a murder investigation as soon as the evidence of a bomb was found.
There is no doubting the fact that the area has a rich history and something to tickle the fancy of absolutely every visitor.