Dun Rig

Dun Rig is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest hill in the northernmost cluster of the Manor Hills, south of the town of Peebles in the Scottish Borders.

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birkscairn Hill.

Birkscairn Hill

Peak

Birkscairn Hill is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest, and normally first, Donald in a round of hills known as the Dun Rig Horseshoe, south of Peebles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dryhope and Traquair.

Dryhope

Hamlet

Dryhope is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by St. Mary's Loch, on the A708. Known for its rolling green hills and ample walking paths. Also home of St Mary's Loch, the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders.

Traquair

Village

Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.

Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346. Traquair is situated 5 miles northeast of Dun Rig.

Cappercleuch

Hamlet

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cappercleuch is a settlement on the A708, at St. Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Selkirkshire. Places nearby include Bowerhope Law, Craigierig, Deer Law, the Dryhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, the Ettrick Forest, the… Cappercleuch is situated 5 miles south of Dun Rig.

Dun Rig

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,441 feet
Description: 744m hill in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.57222° or 55° 34′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.18515° or 3° 11′ 7″ west

Elevation

2,441 feet (744 metres)

Open location code

9C7RHRC7+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1305282423

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=survey_point

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

2650677

Wikidata ID

Q24648069

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dun Rig” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dun Rig”
Dutch: “Dun Rig”
Swedish: “Dun Rig”

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