Siccar Point
Siccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland. It is famous in the history of geology for Hutton's Unconformity found in 1788, which James Hutton regarded as conclusive proof of his uniformitarian theory of geological development.Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: peninsula in Scottish Borders, Scotland
- Also known as: “Hutton’s Unconformity”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Cambus, St Helen’s Church.
Old Cambus, St Helen’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Cambus, St Helen’s Church is a ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cambus and Cove.
Old Cambus
Hamlet
Old Cambus is a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. St. Helens church, which is now a ruin served the area.
Cove
Hamlet
Photo: Dysdera, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cove is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 18 mi northwest of the Scotland/England border. It is about 36 miles southeast of Edinburgh and 8 mi from Dunbar. Cove is situated 2 miles west of Siccar Point.
Cockburnspath
Village
Photo: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockburnspath is a village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It lies near the North Sea coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. Cockburnspath is the eastern terminus of the Southern Upland Way as well as the northern terminus of the Berwickshire Coastal Path. Cockburnspath is situated 2½ miles west of Siccar Point.
Siccar Point
- Categories: peninsula, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93132° or 55° 55′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.30168° or 2° 18′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7VWMJX+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1965418047OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
Discover Siccar Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Siccar Point” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس سيكار”
- Cebuano: “Siccar Point”
- Dutch: “Siccar Point”
- French: “Siccar Point”
- German: “Siccar Point”
- Italian: “Siccar Point”
- Japanese: “シッカーポイント”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Siccar Point”
- Norwegian: “Siccar Point”
- Spanish: “Siccar Point”
- Swedish: “Siccar Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Cambus West Mains and Old Cambus East Mains.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Cambus Slate Quarry and Cockburnspath Hogback.
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