The
parish church of Dryfesdale, located in the centre of
Lockerbie, was dedicated to
St Cuthbert. In 1116 it belonged to the
See of Galloway. The civil parish of Dryfesdale includes the town of
Lockerbie which has apparently existed since at least the days of
Viking influence in this part of Scotland in the period around AD 900. The name derives from the
Dryfe Water river and Old English
dæl "dale, valley". The presence of the remains of a
Roman camp a mile to the west of the town suggests its origins may be even earlier. Lockerbie first entered recorded history, as
Lokardebi, in 1306. Strong old towers were at
Netherplace, Old Walls, Kirkton Mains, Myrehead and Daltonhook. Remains of eight camps, some square or Roman, others circular or Caledonian, occur in different places, chiefly on hilltops. Two of them, Roman and Caledonian, confront each other on hills to the north east of Bengall village. ==Pan Am Flight 103==